Section 2: Governing Board of the Commission.

(1) There is established for the Commission a Governing Board which shall consist of -
(a) a Chairman;
(b) three members to represent the Committee of Provosts and Principals of Colleges (whether known by such a name or by any other name) in such way that one shall be appointed to represent technical teacher education and one to represent special teacher education;
(c) one representative of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology offering teacher education courses;
(d) four members from the colleges of education in Nigeria chosen in such a way that each of the disciplines of science, humanities, education and technology is represented;
(e) one representative of national organisations representing women’s interest knowledgeable in teacher education;
(f) one representative each of the -
(i) Federal Ministry responsible for education,
(ii) Federal Ministry responsible for finance and economic development,
(iii) Federal Ministry responsible for science and technology, and
(iv) National Manpower Board.
(g) four members appointed on individual merit on a nationwide basis having special knowledge and experience in teacher education;
(h) one representative of the Nigerian Union of Teachers;
(i) two representatives of the universities to which college of education are affiliated to be appointed in such a way that one each will represent the State Colleges of Education and the Federal Colleges of Education;
(j) three representatives of the State Ministries responsible for education to represent the States in rotation for two years at a time, in such a way that at any given time there will be even geographical spread within the country;
(k) one representative of the National Board for Technical Education;
(l) one representative of the Nigerian Academy of Education; and
(m) the Executive Secretary who shall be an ex-officio member of the Board but shall not have the right to vote at the meeting of the Board.
(2) The Chairman and other members of the Board other than the members under subsection (1) (e), (i) and (j) shall be appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(3) The supplementary provisions contained in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters mentioned in it. [schedule]