Section 2: Membership of the governing Board.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, there shall be a governing Board of the Council which shall consist of a chairman to be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister and the following other members to be appointed by the Minister, that is to say-
(a) one representative from the Federal Ministry of Education;
(b) five representatives from the State Ministries of Education appointed in rotation amongst the States;
(c) four representatives selected from the universities in the Federation in rotation;
(d) two representatives from the colleges of education; and
(e)
one representative each of the following, that is-
(i) the Association of Principals of Secondary Schools;
(ii) the Nigerian Academy of Education;
(iii) the West African Examinations Council;
(iv) the Nigerian Union of Teachers;
(v) the Book League;
(vi) the Linguistic Association of Nigeria;
(f) four Nigerians with relevant knowledge and experience selected on individual merit; and
(g) the executive secretary.
(2) The President may, on the recommendation of the Minister, appoint a person to act in the place of the chairman during a long absence or during the temporary incapacity by illness of the chairman and that person while so acting may exercise all the functions of the chairman under this Act.
(3) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, if any other member of the Board is incapacitated by illness or long absence in the performance of his official duties, a temporary member may be appointed, in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedure under which the incapacitated member was appointed, and while the appointment subsists, he may exercise all the functions of a member under this Act.
(4) The President may by order published in the Federal Gazette increase, reduce or vary the composition of the membership of the Board.
(5) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to tenure of office of members of the Board and proceedings of the Board and the other matters therein mentioned.