Section 26: Appointment of members of Court.(REPEALEDBY SECTION 53 OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT ACT 2006)

(1) The members of the Court shall be appointed by the President acting, in the case of the President of the Court, after consultation with the Federal Judicial Service Commission.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to hold the office of President of the Court unless-
(a) he has been a judge of a court of unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in some part of the Common Wealth or a court having jurisdiction in appeals from any such court; or
(b) he is qualified for admission as an advocate in Nigeria and has been so qualified for not less than ten years:
Provided that, in computing the period during which any person has been qualified for admission as advocate, any period during which he has been in office as judge or magistrate after becoming so qualified shall be included.
(3) If the office of President of the Court or an ordinary member of the Court is vacant or if the person holding any such office is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, the President, acting, in the case of the office of President of the Court, after consultation with the Federal Judicial Service Commission, may appoint a person qualified to hold that office to act therein; and any person so appointed shall continue to act for the period of the appointment or, if no period is specified, until his appointment is revoked by the President, acting, in the case of the President of the Court, after consultation with the Federal Judicial Service Commission.