Section 8: Appointment and Tenure of Commissioners.

(1) Subject to Subsection (2) of this section, all Commissioners to be appointed after the coming into force of this Act shall be appointed by the President in accordance with section 7 of this Act, from the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria subject to the confirmation by the Senate.
(2) The Board shall make recommendations to the President on suitably qualified persons for appointment as the Commission's Chief Executive and Executive Commissioners and the President shall take the Commission's recommendations into consideration for the appointment.
(3) All Commissioners, except the Chief Executive and the Executive Commissioners, shall hold office on part-time basis.
(4) Subject to sections 11(3) and 11(4) of this Act, each Commissioner shall serve for a term of 5 (five) years from the date of his appointment at the expiration of which the President may renew his term for a further period of 5 years and no more.
(5) Subject to sections 11(3) and 11(4) of this Act, all Commissioners who were appointed prior to and are still serving as at the commencement date of this Act shall be deemed upon the commencement of this Act to be serving their initial term of 5 (five) years, calculated from their respective dates of appointments and shall, subject to subsection (4) of this section, be eligible thereafter for renewal of their respective tenures.