Section 5: Officers and staff of the Institute

(1) Subject to this section and section 6 of this Act, there shall be in the employment of the Institute, such number of officers and staff as may appear expedient and necessary to the Council, for the proper and efficient performance of the functions of the Council.
(2) The Institute may exercise any of the powers and perform any of the functions and duties conferred on the Institute by this Act through or by any of its officers and staff duly authorised by the Council in that behalf, unless otherwise precluded by this Act,
(3) Appointment of officers and staff of the Institute, other than those referred to in this section and section 6 of this Act, shall be made by an Appointments and Promotion Committee, which shall be set up by the Council after consultation with the Director-General.
(4) The Appointments and Promotion Committee shall be presided over by the Director- General and shall comprise of—
(a) a member of the Council, other than the Director-General, to be appointed by the Chairman; and
(b) a Professor each of—
(i) political science,
(ii) history,
(iii) law, and
(iv) economics,
to be drawn from Nigerian universities.
(5) Officers and staff of the Institute shall be responsible directly to the Director- General and the power to appoint junior officers of grade level 07 and below shall be exercised by the Director-General.