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192.
(1)
There shall be such offices of Commissioners of the Government
of a State shall, if the nomination of any person to such office
is confirmed by the House of Assembly of the State, be made
by the Governor of that State and in making any such appointment
the Governor shall conform with the provisions of section 14(4)
of this Constitution.
(3) Where a member of a House of Assembly
or of the National Assembly is appointed as Commissioner of
the Government of a State, he shall be deemed to have resigned
his membership of the House of Assembly or of the National
Assembly on his taking the Oath of office as Commissioner.
(4) No person shall be appointed as a Commissioner
of the Government of a State unless he is qualified for election
as a member of the House of Assembly of the State.
(5) An appointment to the office of Commissioner
under this section shall be deemed to have been made where
no return has been received from the House of Assembly within
twenty-one working days of the receipt of nomination, by the
House of Assembly.
193.
(1)
The Governor of a State may, in his discretion, assign to the
Deputy Governor or any Commissioner of the Government of the
State responsibility for any business of the Government of that
State, including the administration of any department of Government.
(2) The Governor of a State shall hold regular
meetings with the Deputy Governor and all Commissioners of
the Government of the State for the purposes of -
(a)
determining the general direction of the policies of the Government
of the State;
(b) co-ordinating the activities of the
Governor, the Deputy Governor and the Commissioners of the
Government of the State in the discharge of their executive
responsibilities; and
(c) advising the Governor generally in the
discharge of his executive functions, other than those functions
with respect to which he is requi#FF0000 by this Constitution
to seek the advice or act on the recommendation of any other
person or body.
194. A Commissioner
of the Government of a State shall not enter upon the duties
of his office unless he has decla#FF0000 his assets and liabilities
as prescribed in this Constitution and has subsequently taken
and subscribed the oath of Allegiance and the oath for the due
execution of the duties of his office prescribed in the Seventh
Schedule to this Constitution.
195.
(1)
There shall be an Attorney-General for each State who shall
be the Chief Law Officer of the State and Commissioner for Justice
of the Government of that State.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to hold
or perform the functions of the office of the Attorney-General
of a State unless he is qualified to practise as a legal practitioner
in Nigeria and has been so qualified for not less than ten
years.
196.
(1)
The Governor of a State may appoint any person as a Special
Adviser to assist him in the performance of his functions.
(2) The number of such Advisers and their
remuneration and allowances shall be as prescribed by law
or by resolution of the House of Assembly of the State.
(3) Any appointment made pursuant to the provisions
of this section shall be at the pleasure of the Governor,
and shall cease when the Governor ceases to hold office.
(4) A person appointed as a Special Adviser
under subsection (1) of this section shall not begin to perform
the functions of the office unless he has decla#FF0000 his
assets and liabilities as prescribed in this Constituion and
has subsequently taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance
and the oath of office prescribed in the Seventh Schedule
to this Constitution.
