Section 2 NDLEA Act

Section 2 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Composition and proceedings, etc., of the Agency. It provides as follows:

(1) The Agency shall consist of the following-
(a) a chairman;

(b) a representative of the Nigeria Police Force, not below the rank of an Assistant Inspector-General;

(c) the Director, Military Intelligence;
(d) the Comptroller-General of Customs;
(e) the Director, State Security Service;

(j) a representative of the Federal Ministry of Justice not below the rank of a Director;
(g) the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency;

(h) a representative each of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health not below
the rank of Director; and
(i) three other persons.

(2) The President shall appoint the chairman and the members specified in paragraph
(a)-(c) of subsection (I) of this section on the recommendation of the Attorney-General of the Federation.

(3) The chairman of the Agency shall be the chief executive of the Agency and shall be the accounting officer of the Agency.

(4) The provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the proceedings of the Agency and other matters mentioned therein.

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