Section 12: The Managing Director.

(1) There shall be for the Commission, a Managing Director which position shall rotate amongst member states in alphabetical order, and the Managing Director shall-
(a) be an indigene of any of the North-West states;
(b) have such qualification and experience as are appropriate for a person required to perform the functions of the offices under this Act;
(c) be the chief executive and accounting officer of the Commission;
(d) be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate in consultation with the House of Representatives; and
(e) hold office on such terms and conditions as to emolument, conditions of service as may be specified in his letter of appointment and subject to the provisions of section 3 of this Act.
(2) The Managing Director shall, subject to the general direction of the Board, be responsible for-
(a) the administration of the Commission;
(b) keeping the books and proper records of the proceedings of the Board, and
(c) the-
(i) administration of the secretariat of the Board, and
(ii) general direction and control of all other employees of the Commission.