Section 2: Establishment of the Governing Board of the Commission.

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 a Chairman;
b a Managing Director and chief executive officer;
c four Executive Directors, one from each South-West State not being represented by the Chairman of the Board and Managing Director;
d one person to represent the Federal Ministry responsible for finance; and
e one person each to represent on a rotational basis, the other five geopolitical zones of the country -

(i) North-Central,
(ii) North-West,
(iii) North-East,
(iv) South-East, and
(v) South-South:

Provided that not less than three geopolitical zones shall be represented during any given tenure of the Board.

3 A member State within the South-West Zone shall not have more than one member on the Board at the same time.

4 The four Executive Directors mentioned under section 2 (2) (c) are -
a Executive Director of Administration and Finance;
b Executive Director Operations and Innovation;
c Executive Director Compliance and Monitoring; and
d Executive Director, Environmental Protection and Control.

5 The Chairman and other members of the Board shall -
a be persons of proven integrity and ability;
b possess requisite academic qualification and relevant experience as are required to perform the functions of the Board under this Act; and
c be appointed by the President subject to confirmation by the Senate, provided that the Executive Directors referred to in section 2 (2) (c) shall be appointed in the same manner on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee.

6 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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