Article 192 — Commissioners of State Government

(1) There shall be such offices of Commissioners of the Government of a State as may be established by the Governor of the State. (2) Any appointment to the office of Commissioner 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. Provided that no Commissioner nominee shall be confirmed by the House of Assembly of the State unless evidence of declaration of assets and liabilities of the nominee as prescribed in this Constitution is presented. (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. [Section 192 (2) is altered by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 Fifth Alteration) (No. 23) Act, 2023] The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations(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. (6) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (2) of this section, the nomination of any person to the office of a Commissioner for confirmation by the House of Assembly of a State shall be done within sixty days after the date the Governor has taken the oath of office: Provided that the Governor may appoint a Commissioner at any other time during his tenure and such appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the House of Assembly of a State.