Section 4: Appointment of the Executive Director and other staff of the Agency

(1) There shall be appointed for the Agency by the President, an Executive Director whose rank shall be equivalent to that of a Permanent Secretary in the civil service of the Federation.
(2) The Executive Director shall be the head of the secretariat of the Agency and also head the team responsible for guiding the development of the primary health care system.
(3) The Executive Director shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the secretariat, keep the books and records of the Agency and be subject to the supervision and control of the Chairman and the Board.
(4) The Board may, from time to time, appoint for the Agency such other staff, as it may deem necessary, to assist the Executive Director in the performance of his functions under this Act.
(5) The members of staff of the Agency appointed under subsection (4) of this section shall be appointed on such terms and conditions of service as the Board may, after consultation with the Federal Civil Service Commission, determine.
(6) The staff of the Agency shall be public officers as defined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.