Communications 2003 No. 19 A 297 (a) finance or accounting ; (b) law ; (c) consumer affairs ; (d) telecommunications engineering ; (e) information technology ; (f) engineering generally ; (g) economics ; and (h) public Administration. (2) A person shall not be appointed or remain in office as a Commissioner if— (a) he is not a Nigerian citizen ; (b) he is not ordinarily resident in Nigeria; (c) he is a serving member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly or any Local Government Council ; (d) he is incapacitated by any physical illness ; (e) he has been certified to be of unsound mind ; (f) he is an undischarged bankrupt ; (g) he has been convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of a criminal offence, being a misdemeanour or felony ; or (h) he has at any time been removed from an office of trust on account of misconduct. (3) The conflict of interest provisions contained in the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply to all Commissioners. Second Schedule. 8.—(1) Subject to Subsection (2) of this section, all Commissioners to be appointed after the coming into force of this Act shall be appointed by the President in accordance with section 7 of this Act, from the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria subject to the confirmation by the Senate. Appointment and tenure of Commissionners. (2) The Board shall make recommendations to the President on suitably qualified persons for appointment as the Commission’s Chief Executive and Executive Commissioners and the President shall take the Commission’s recommendations into consideration for the appointment. (3) All Commissioners, except the Chief Executive and the Executive Commissioners, shall hold office on part-time basis. (4) Subject to sections 11(3) and 11(4) of this Act, each Commissioner shall serve for a term of 5 (five) years from the date of his appointment at the expiration of which the President may renew his term for a further period of 5 years and no more. (5) Subject to sections 11(3) and 11(4) of this Act, all Commissioners who were appointed prior to and are still serving as at the commencement date of this Act shall be deemed upon the commencement of this Act to be serving their initial term of 5 (five) years, calculated from the irrespective dates of appointments and shall, subject

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