Section 3: Membership of the Governing Council of the Institute

(1) The Institute shall be governed by a Governing Council (in this Act referred to as "the Council") which shall consist of-
(a) a chairman;
(b) the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education or his representative;
(c) five persons representing a variety of interests but with experience in Nigerian language studies and teacher education, one of whom shall be a woman;
(d) one representative of the National Commission for Colleges of Education;
(e) one representative of the Academic Board of the Institute in rotation for one term of two years at a time;
(f) one representative each of the following institutions in rotation, for one term of two years at a time-
(i) the Federal Universities;
(ii) the State Universities; and
(iii) the Colleges of Education;
(g) one representative of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria;
(h) the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council or his representative;
(i) the Executive Director of the Institute or his representative;
(j) one representative of the Institute's Congregation; and
(k) the Registrar of the Institute who shall be the secretary.
(2) The chairman and members of the Council, who are not ex-officio members, shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister.
(3) The President, on the recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint a person to act in place of the chairman during a long absence or temporary incapacity by illness of the chairman and that person while so acting may exercise all the functions of the chairman under this Act.
(4) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, if any member of the Board is incapacitated by illness or long absence in the performance of his official duties, a temporary member may be appointed, in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedure under which the incapacitated member was appointed, and while the appointment subsists, he may exercise all the functions of the member under this Act.
(5) The supplementary provisions set out in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Council and the other matters contained therein.
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