Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official sourcewhich fails to comply with any federal character principle or
formula prescribed or adopted by the Commission; and
(d) carry out such other functions as may be conferred upon it by
an Act of the National Assembly.
(2) The posts mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of this
paragraph shall include those of the Permanent Secretaries,
Directors-General in Extra-Ministerial Departments and parastatals,
Directors in Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments, senior
military officers, senior diplomatic posts and managerial cadres in
the Federal and State parastatals, bodies, agencies and institutions.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision in any other law or
enactment, the Commission shall ensure that every public
company or corporation reflects the federal character in the
appointments of its directors and senior management staff.
9. Duty of Board of Directors
It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of every State-owned
enterprise to recognise and promote the principle of federal
character in the ownership and management structure of the
company.
D - Federal Civil Service Commission
10. Federal Civil Service Commission
The Federal Civil Service Commission shall comprise the following
members –
(a) a Chairman; and
(b) not more than fifteen other members,
who shall, in the opinion of the President, be persons of
unquestionable integrity and sound political judgment.
11. (1) The Commission shall without prejudice to the powers
vested in the President, the National Judicial Council, the Federal
Judicial Service Commission, the National Population Commission
and the Police Service Commission, have power -
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