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Chartered Institute of Development Studies and Administration of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2023

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(2023)

SECTION 1

(1) There is established the Chartered Institute of Development Studies and Administration of Nigeria (in this Act referred to as “the Institute”).
(2) The Institute –
(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and
(c) may sue or be sued in its corporate name.

Establishment of the Chartered Institute of Development Studies and Administration of Nigeria

SECTION 2

The objectives of the Institute are to –

(a) determine what standards of knowledge and skill are to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the Institute and improve those standards;
(b) secure, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the establishment and maintenance of a register of persons registered under this Act as members of the profession, and publication the lists of those persons;
(c) provide consultancy services in appropriate cases;
(d) arrange conferences, seminars, symposia and meetings; and
(e) perform other functions that are intended to facilitate the achievement of the objects contained in this Act.

The objectives of the Institute

SECTION 3

(1) There is established for the Institute, a Governing Council (in this Act referred to as the “the Council) charged with the responsibilities of the administration and general management of the Institute.
(2) The Council of the Institute shall consist of –
(a) a President of the Institute;
(b) 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents;
(c) seven representatives of the founding members of the Institute;
(d) six representatives of membership of the Institute (one from each geopolitical zone of the country);
(e) immediate past Presidents of the Institute;
(f) a Registrar who shall also be the Secretary of the Council; and
(g) a representative each from the – (i) Federal Ministry responsible for education, and (ii) National Board for Technical Education.

Establishment of Governing Council and management

SECTION 4

(1) There is for the Institute a Chairman of the Council who shall be the pioneer President of the Institute to be appointed on that sole basis and shall hold office for an unlimited period except he resigns, dies or is permanently incapacitated.

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