Section 8: Membership of the Education Board

(1) The membership of the Education Board shall be as follows-
(a) a full-time chairman who shall be the chief executive and accounting officer of the Board and must be an experienced educationist;
(b) two other full-time members appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Commissioner for Education;
(c) one ex officio member to represent the Ministry of Education in the State;
(d) three ex officio members to represent the local governments on biennial rotational basis;
(e) one representative each of-
(i) the Parents/Teachers Association in the State;
(ii) the State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers;
(iii) the State women group to be appointed by the Governor;
(iv) the Federal Ministry of Education, Inspectorate Division; and
(f) the secretary to the Board who shall be an experienced educationist who shall be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Commissioner for Education.
(2) The chairman and members of the Education Board who are not public officers shall be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Commissioner for Education.