Section 2: Establishment and composition of the Governing Board of the Agency

(1) There is hereby established for the Agency a Governing Board (in this Act referred to as "the Board") which shall consist of-
(a) a Chairman, who shall be a highly respected primary health care practitioner;
(b) the Federal Director of Primary Health Care;
(c) one person each to represent the following, that is-
(i) the Principals of Schools of Health Technology;
(ii) the Provosts of Colleges of Medicine;
(iii) the Principals of Community Health Officers Training institutions;
(iv) the Community Health Practitioners Association of Nigeria;
(v) the Nigerian Medical Association; and
(vi) the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives;
(d) one person to represent a State Ministry of Health from each Primary Health Care Zone, to be nominated by the National Council of Health;
(e) one person to represent a Local Government Area from each Primary Health Care Zone, to be nominated by the Conference of Local Government Chairmen;
(f) one person to represent non-Governmental associations working in the field of primary health care;
(g) one person to represent the National Planning Commission;
(h) one person to represent the Directorate for Social Mobilisation;
(i) one person to represent the Directorate of Food, Roads and Rural Infrastructures;
(j) one person to represent the National Commission for Women; and
(k) the Executive Director of the Agency who shall be the Secretary to the Board.
(2) The President shall appoint the Chairman of the Board, and the Minister shall appoint the other members of the Board, on the recommendation of the bodies concerned, if any.
(3) A member of the Board appointed otherwise than by office shall hold office for a period of four years, and subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, shall be eligible for re-appointment for only one further period of four years.
(4) The office of a member of the Board shall become vacant if-
(a) he resigns as a member of the Board by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Minister; or
(b) the Minister is satisfied that it is not in the interest of the Board for the member to continue in office and notifies the member in writing to that effect.
(5) The supplementary provisions set out in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters mentioned therein.