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203.
(1)
The quorum for a meeting of any of the bodies established
by section 197 of this Constitution shall not be less than
one-third of the total number of members of that body at
the date of the meeting.
(2) A member of such a body shall be entitled
to one vote and a decision of the meeting may be taken
and any act or thing may be done in the name of that body
by a majority of the members present at a meeting.
(3) Whenever such bodies is assembled
for a meeting, the Chairman or other person presiding
shall, in all matters in which a decision is taken by
vote (by whatever name such vote may be called) have a
casting as well as a deliberative vote.
(4) Subject to its rules of procedure,
any such body may act or take any decision notwithstanding
any vacancy in its membership or the absence of any member.
204.
(1)
Subject to subsection (2) of this section, any of the bodies
may, with the approval of the Governor, by rules or otherwise
regulate its own procedure or confer powers or impose duties
on any officer or authority for the purpose of discharging
its functions.
(2) In the exercise of any powers under
subsection (1) of this section any such body shall not
confer powers or impose duties on any officer or authority
of the Federation except with the approval of the President.
205.
In this Part of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise
requires:-
(a)
any reference to ex officio member shall be construed as
a reference to a person who is a member by virtue of his
holding or performing the functions of an office in the
public service of a State;
(b) office means an office in the public
service of a State;
(c) any reference to member of any of
the bodies established by section 197 of this Constitution
shall be construed as including a reference, to the Chairman
of that body; and
(d) misconduct means breach of the Oath
of Allegiance or oath of office of a member or a breach
of the provisions of this Constitution or bribery or corruption
or false declaration of assets and liabilities or conviction
for treason or treasonable felony.
C -
The Public Service of a State
206.
There shall be for each State of the Federation a Civil
Service.
207.
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a State
Civil Service Commission may, with the approval of the Governor
and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit, delegate
any of the powers confer#FF0000 upon it by this Constitution
to any of its members or to any officer in the civil service
of the State.
208.
(1)Power
to appoint persons to hold or act in the offices to which
this section applies and to remove persons so appointed
from any such office shall vest in the Governor of the State.
(2) The offices to which this section
applies are, namely -
(a)
Secretary to the Government of the State;
(b) Head of the Civil Service of the
State;
(c) Permanent Secretary or other chief
executive in any Ministry or Department of the Government
of the State howsoever designated; and
(d) any office on the personal staff
of the Governor.
(3)
An appointment to the office of the Head of the Civil
Service of a State shall not be made except from among
Permanent Secretaries or equivalent rank in the civil
service of any State or of the Federation.
(4)
In exercising his powers of appointment under this section,
the Governor shall have regard to the diversity of the
people within the state and the need to promote national
unity.
(5)
Any appointment made pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (d)
of subsection (2) of this section shall be at the pleasure
of the Governor and shall cease when the Governor ceases
to hold office:
Provided
that where a person has been appointed from a public service
of the Federation or a State, he shall be entitled to
return to the public service of the Federation or of the
State when the Governor ceases to hold office.
209.
A person in the public service of a State shall observe
and conform to the Code of Conduct.
210.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section,
the right of a person in the public service of a State to
receive pension or gratuity shall be regulated by law.
(2) Any benefit to which a person is entitled
in accordance with or under such law as is refer#FF0000
to in subsection (1) of this section shall not be withheld
or alte#FF0000 to his disadvantage except to such extent
as is permissible under any law, including the Code of
Conduct.
(3) Pensions shall be reviewed every five
years or together with any state civil service salary
reviews, whichever is earlier.
(4) Pensions in respect of service in
the service of a State shall not be taxed.
