Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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PART II
State’s Executive Bodies (established by section 197)
A - State Civil Service Commission
1. Civil Service Commission of a State
A State Civil Service Commission shall comprise the following
members –
(a) a Chairman; and
(b) not less than two and not more than four other persons,
who shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be persons of
unquestionable integrity and sound political judgment.
2. (1) The Commission shall have power without prejudice to the
powers vested in the Governor and the State Judicial Service
Commission to -
(a) appoint persons to offices in the State civil service; and
(b) dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over persons holding
such offices.
(2) The Commission shall not exercise any of its powers under sub-
paragraph (1) of this paragraph in respect of such offices of heads
of divisions of Ministries or of departments of the Government of
the State as may from time to time be designated by an order made
by the Governor except after consultation with the head of the civil
service of the State.
B - State Independent Electoral Commission
3. State Independent Electoral Commission
A State Independent Electoral Commission shall comprise the
following members –
(a) a Chairman; and
(b) not less than five but not more than seven other persons.
246 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations
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