Section 6: Appointment of the Director-General.

(1) There shall be appointed for the Agency, a Director-General who shall be responsible for the execution of the policies of the Agency and its day-to-day administration.
(2) The Director-General, who shall be an experienced and tested administrator, non-partisan and with a wide knowledge of Nigeria, her people and culture, to be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister.
(3) The Director-General shall hold office in the first instance for a period of five years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for such further period as the President may, from time to time, determine.
(4) Subject to this section, the Director-General shall hold office on such terms as to emolument and otherwise as may be specified in his letter of appointment and as may, from time to time, be approved by the President.