Section 2: Establishment of the Governing Board.

(1) There is established for the Commission, a Governing Board (in this Act referred to as "the Board").
(2) The Board shall consist of-
(a) Chairman;
(b) one person each, who shall be an indigene, to represent the states listed below-
(i) Jigawa,
(ii) Kaduna,
(iii) Kano,
(iv) Katsina,
(v) Kebbi,
(vi) Sokoto, and
(vii) Zamfara;
(c) three persons to represent the following security organisations-
(i) the Army, who shall not be below the rank of a Colonel,
(ii) the Police, who shall not be below the rank of Superintendent of Police, and
(iii) the Civil Defence Corps who shall not be below the rank of Deputy Commandant;
(d) one representative of solid minerals extracting and mining producing companies in the North-West states, nominated by those companies;
(e) one person, not below the rank of a Director to represent the-
(i) Federal Ministry of Finance,
(ii) Federal Ministry of Education,
(iii) Federal Ministry of Environment; and
(f) the Managing Director of the Commission.
(3) The chairman and other members of the Board shall be-
(a) appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate, in consultation with the House of Representatives; and
(b) a person of proven integrity and ability.
(4) The members of the Board referred to in subsection (2) (a) - (d), shall be part-time members.
(5) The supplementary provisions set out in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Board and the other matters contained in it.
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