(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 required 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
declared 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 declared his assets and liabilities as prescribed in this Constitution and has
subsequently taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and the oath of office prescribed in the Seventh
Schedule to this Constitution.
B - Establishment of Certain State Executive Bodies
197. (1) There shall be established for each State of the Federation the following bodies, namely (a) State Civil Service Commission;
(b) State Independent Electoral Commission; and
(c) State Judicial Service Commission.
(2) The composition and powers of each body established by subsection (1) of this section are as set out in Part II
of the Third Schedule to this Constitution.
(3) In appointing Chairmen and members of boards and governing bodies of statutory corporations and
companies in which the Government of the State has controlling shares or interests and councils of Universities,