Section 8: Establishment and composition of the Governing Board

(1) There is established for the Bureau a Governing Board ( in this Act referred to as "The Board")
(2) the Board shall consist of -
(a) a chairman to be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for the National Planning Commission subject to confirmation by the Senate;
(b) the Minister of Finance or his representative;
(c) The Minister of Agriculture or his representative;
(d) the Minister of Education or his representative;
(e) the Chief Executive Officer of National Planning Commission or his representative;
(f) the Governor, Central Bank or his representative;
(g) the Group Managing Director Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation or his representative;
(h) the President, Manufacturer's Association of Nigeria or his representative;
(i) the President, Nigeria Statistics Association;
(j) five members to be appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to reflect the Federal Character of Nigeria and subject to the approval and confirmation by the senate; and
(k) Statistician-General of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Chief Executive Officer, National bureau of Statistics.
(3) To be eligible for appointment as a member of the Board, the person shall have the requisite qualification and minimum cognate experience of 10 years in:
(a) Statistics;
(b) Management and Public Administration;
(c) Information Technology;
(d) Economics; or
(e) Related fields.