Section 3: Establishment and constitution of the National Directorate.

(1) There shall be established, a National Directorate, (in this Act referred to as "the Directorate") which shall be the governing body of the service corps.
(2) The Directorate shall have a governing board which shall comprise the following ten members, to be appointed by the President, that is-
(a) a Chairman;
(b) one representative of the committee of Vice-Chancellors;
(c) one representative of the committee of Rectors of Polytechnics;
(d) one representative of the chief of army staff;
(e) one representative of the Inspector-General of Police;
(f) one representative of the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association;
(g) three other persons, one of whom shall be a woman; and
(h) the Director-General.
(3)
A member of the Directorate, other than an ex officio member, shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment for one further term only.