Section 2: Establishment of the Governing Board

(1) There is hereby established for the Postal Service a Board which shall be known as the Nigerian Postal Service Governing Board (in this Act referred to as "the Board") which shall have responsibility for-
(a) formulating policies and adopting strategies to promote the development and maintenance of efficient, co-ordinated and economic postal services for the Federation;
(b) carrying out the functions of the Postal Services; and
(c) promoting the development of such other ancillary services as the Board may deem fit.
(2) The Board shall consist of a chairman to be appointed by the President and the following other members, that is-
(a) the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry who shall act as the alternate Chairman;
(b) a representative each of the following Federal Ministries, that is-
(i) Finance;
(ii) Internal Affairs;
(c) the Managing Director of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited;
(d) the Postmaster-General; and
(e) two persons who in the opinion of the President have by reason of their business or professional attainments, special contribution to make to the work of the Postal Service.
(3)
The supplementary provisions contained in the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters therein mentioned.
[First Schedule.]