The Governing Council
The highest governance organ of the Institute and its principal policy-making arm, chaired by the President of the Senate.
The Council sets broad policy for the Institute, approves annual work programmes and budgets, and provides support for research, policy analysis and training.
The Governing Council is the highest governance organ of the Institute and its principal policy-making arm. It also oversees the recruitment and appointment of key management staff, and financial and policy oversight of the Institute falls under its purview.
The seventeen-member board has the President of the Senate as Chairman and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as Alternate Chairman. The Director-General of the Institute serves as Member and Secretary.
Members of the Council
Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON
Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, PhD, GCON
Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, CON
Sen. Victor Umeh
Sen. Jarigbe A. Jarigbe
Sen. Aminu Iya Abbas
Sen. Karimi Sunday Steve
Sen. Hussaini Babangida Uba
Hon. Mansur Soro
Hon. Aminu Jaji
Hon. Sarki Dahiru
Hon. Nnoli Nnaji
Hon. Mark Esset
Hon. Kafilat Ogbara
Dr. Saviour Enyiekere
Mr. Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq
Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman, FNILS
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