Section 2: Establishment of the Governing Board

(1) There is hereby established for the Agency, a Governing Board which shall consist of-
(a) a chairman who shall be a highly respected population expert to be appointed by the President;
(b) the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health or his representative;
(c) the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance or his representative;
(d) the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation or his representative;
(e) the secretary of the National Planning Commission or his representative;
(f) the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education or his representative;
(g) the Permanent Secretary of the National Commission for Women, or his representative;
(h) the executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency or his representative;
(i) the Permanent Secretary of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research or his representative;
(j) the executive director of the National Council on Population and Environmental Activities or his representative;
(k) the executive director of the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria;
(l) one person to represent the Fertility Research Department in a university;
(m) four eminent persons to represent public interest, one from each of the four health zones established by section 7 of this Act; and
(n) the executive director of the Agency who shall be the secretary to the Board.
(2) A member of the Board, under paragraphs (l) and (m) of subsection (1) of this section shall be appointed by the Minister of Health on the recommendation of the body, if any, he represents.
(3) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters mentioned therein.