Section 5: Secretariat and other Officers of the Council. (Amended by Section 5 of the National Sugar Development Council (Amendment) Act, 2015)

(1) There shall be recommendation by the President, an executive secretary who shall be the chief executive of the Council and shall be responsible to the Council and the chairman for the day-to-day administration of the Council.
(2) There may be appointed from time to time by the Council, such other staff as may be required for the purpose of the efficient performance of the functions of the Council and the staff appointed under this section shall be paid by the Council such remuneration and allowances as are payable to persons of equivalent grades in the public service of the Federation.
(3) The secretariat of the Council shall be located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.