Section 7: Qualification etc, of the Commission's Board.

(1) Commissioners shall be persons of recognised standing, qualification and experience in one or more of the following fields-
(a) finance or accounting;
(b) law;
(c) consumer affairs;
(d) telecommunications engineering;
(e) information technology;
(f) engineering generally;
(g) economics; and
(h) public Administration.
(2) A person shall not be appointed or remain in office as a Commissioner if-
(a) he is not a Nigerian citizen;
(b) he is not ordinarily resident in Nigeria;
(c) he is a serving member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly or any Local Government Council;
(d) he is incapacitated by any physical illness;
(e) he has been certified to be of unsound mind;
(f) he is an undischarged bankrupt ;
(g) he has been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of a criminal offence, being a misdemeanour or felony ; or
(h) he has at any time been removed from an office of trust on account of misconduct.
(3) The conflict of interest provisions contained in the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply to all Commissioners.