Section 4: Qualification for Membership

(1)
No person shall be considered for appointment as a member of the Commission, if:
(a)
he is not qualified to be elected as a Member of the House of Representatives;
(b)
within the preceding 10 years, he has been removed as a member of any of the bodies established by section 153 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, or as the holder of any other office on the ground of misconduct; and
(c)
he has no requisite experience in public service matters.
(2)
Any person employed in the public service of the Federation or of a State shall not be disqualified for appointment as a chairman or member of the Commission.
(3)
Where such person has been duly appointed on full time basis, he shall, on his appointment, be deemed to have resigned or retired from his former office as from the date of his appointment.