Section 5: Officers of the Fund.

(1) There shall be an officer of the Fund who shall be called the Secretary/Treasurer.
(2) The Secretary/Treasurer shall be-
(a) the chief executive and accounting officer of the Fund;
(b) responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the Fund .
(3) The Secretary/Treasurer shall be appointed by the executive chairman from among officers in the National Commission for Women.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of his functions under subsection (2) of this section, the Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for-
(a) the payment of all disbursements authorised by the Board under this Act;
(b) accounting for all monies collected, paid or otherwise expended under this Act;
(c) carrying out any directions of the Board.
(5) The Board may, from time to time, appoint such other persons to be employees of the Fund to assist the Secretary/Treasurer in his functions under this Act.
(6) Employees of the Fund shall be civil servants in the service of the Government of the Federation within the meaning of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.
(7) Service in the Fund shall be pensionable service within the meaning of the Pensions Act.