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PART II State Bodies (established by section 197) [Third Schedule, Part II, Heading is A - State Civil Service Commission substituted by the Constitution of the 1. Civil Service Commission of a State Federal Republic of A State Civil Service Commission shall comprise the following Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth members – Alteration) (No. 6) (a) a Chairman; and Act, 2023] (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. [Subheading AA is inserted by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of AA – State House of Assembly Service Commission Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 6) Act, 2023] 1A. The composition, tenure, structure, finance, functions, powers, [Paragraph 1A is and other proceedings of the Commission shall be as prescribed by inserted by the a Law of the House of Assembly of the State. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No. 6) Act, 2023] The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 251