Section 13: Establishment of Zones and Zonal Boards

(1) For the purposes of variety and better reception of its television programmes, the Authority shall divide Nigeria into six districts, each such designated as a Zone.
(2) There shall be established for each Zone a board to be known as the Nigerian Television Zonal Board.
(3) Each Zonal Board shall consist of not less than six or more than eight members who shall be appointed by the Minister with the prior approval of the President and shall include-
(a) one member to represent each State making up the Zone who shall be appointed after consultation with the Governor of the State in question and shall be a person appearing to the Minister to have wide knowledge of, and experience in at least one of the following fields-
(i) newspapers, broadcasting and other media of mass communication;
(ii) cultural, economic and religious affairs of the Zone;
(iii) the creative arts;
(b) two persons appearing to the Minister to have wide experience in education and financial matters, respectively;
(c) one person appearing to the Minister to represent the interests of business and industry; and
(d) the Zonal Managing Director.
(4) The Minister, with the prior approval of the President, shall nominate one of the members of the Zonal Board approved by him to be the chairman of the Board.