Section 17: Appointment of the Director-General and other staff

(1) There shall be appointed for the Bureau, a Director-General who shall-
(a) be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the chairman of the Council; and
(b) not be below the rank of a Permanent Secretary in the civil service of the Federation.
(2) The Director-General shall be the chief executive of the Bureau and the secretary to the Council and shall hold office-
(a) for a period of four years in the first instance and may be re-appointed for a further period of four years; and
(b) on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his letter of appointment.
(3) There shall be for the Bureau a management committee comprising the Director-General and departmental heads who shall be responsible for the implementation of the policies of the Council and day-to-day administration of the Bureau.
(4) The Bureau may appoint such number of other persons to be employees of the Bureau in the performance of its functions under this Act.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, employees of the Bureau may be appointed by way of transfer or secondment from any of the public services of the Federation.