Section 5: Establishment, membership and functions of the State Advisory Committees.

(1) There shall be established to assist the Directorate in each State of the Federation, a State Advisory Committee of the Directorate (in this Act referred to as "the State Advisory Committee").
(2) Each State Advisory Committee shall consist of members to be appointed by the Minister as follows, that is-
(a) three members to be nominated by the Governor of that State one of whom shall be the chairman of the State Advisory Committee or act as chairman in the absence of the chairman; and
(b) seven other members to be appointed by the Minister, one of whom shall be the officer in charge of the State office of the Federal Ministry of Employment, Labour and Productivity and another who shall be the chief project officer of the Directorate in the State and who shall also act as the secretary of the State Advisory Committee.
(3) The Minister shall have the power to remove any member of the State Advisory Committees.
(4) The State Advisory Committees shall be responsible for-
(a) liaising between the National Advisory Council and the State Governments;
(b) identifying problems and opportunities in employment creation;
(c) liaising between the Directorate and State Governments for the implementation of the programmes within the State.
(5) Any member of the State Advisory Committee not being a public officer, shall be paid a sitting allowance in accordance with scales approved from time to time by the Minister, in keeping with relevant Government guidelines.
(6) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, members of the State Advisory Committees not being public officers, shall hold office for four years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further period of four years.
(7) The State Advisory Committees shall meet once in a quarter or as considered necessary by the chairman of each State Advisory Committee.