Executive Board

The Executive Board shall be made up of one representative per Member Country.

The Executive Board shall meet twice a year and its duties are to:

1

Assist the Council of Ministers in the establishment of Strategic Orientations

2

Formulate the Organization’s Strategic Objectives for the approval of Council of Ministers and implementation by the Secretariat

3

Formulate the general policies for the work of the Organization

4

Perform oversight functions on the Secretariat

5

Ensure effective organization, planning and respect for organizational procedures

6

Consider the Secretary General’s nominee for External Auditor of APPO and if satisfied recommend to the Council of Ministers for approval

7

Consider the financial statements and the External Auditor’s Report and recommend to the Council of Ministers for approval

8

Ensure legal and ethical integrity

9

Consider and recommend for the approval of the Council of Ministers, the structure, organization, and upper limits for staffing at the Secretariat

10

Consider and recommend for the approval of the Council of Ministers, the Secretariat’s internal procedures, guidelines, and methodologies

11

Review the Secretariat’s draft annual budget and Plan of Actions and recommend to Council of Ministers for approval

12

Enforce APPO Ethical Code of Conduct

13

Ensure the full and timely payment of annual contributions by Member Countries

14

Promote APPO in their countries by increasing its visibility and awareness within and outside government

15

Provide inputs to the Secretariat in the development of the Programme of Actions, the training and capacity-building programmes as well as a network of mutual assistance between experts

16

Nominate experts to the Working Groups to support projects under the Programme of Actions

17

Provide inputs to the program of the African Petroleum Congress and Exhibitions (CAPE) and other Conferences organized by the Organization and also act as the link with Member Countries and their key national stakeholders at these conferences