STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS) ACT

Section 66: Appointment by Governor.

1991Section 66 of 144Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1)
Powers to appoint persons to hold or act in the offices to which this section applies and to remove persons so appointed from any such office shall vest in the Governor.
(2) The office to which this section applies are namely, the office of :
(a) Secretary to the Government of the State ;
(b) Director-General in a Ministry or Head of any Extra-Ministerial Department of Government of the State, howsoever designated ; and
(c) any office on the personal staff of the Governor.
(3) In exercising his powers of appointment under this section, the Governor shall have regard to the diversity of the people and the need to promote a sense of belonging and unity among the various peoples within 'the State.
(4) Any appointment made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be at the pleasure of the Governor and shall cease when the Governor ceases to hold office.

Cite this section

Section 66, STATE GOVERNMENT (BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS) ACT (1991).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/state-government-basic-constitutional-and-transition-provisions-act/section/66/