Advisory Council members are appointed by the Board in line with Article 12 (2) a-e of NDEBUMOG’s Principal Statute (The Constitution). Powers of Advisory Council members are further enforced by Article 15 (1-3) and Article 16 (1-13) of the same statute.

Though an individual may hold dual membership of two advisory organs in the Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group, that is, being a member of this Central Advisory Council and at the same time, holds a position as management advisor. Differences between the two are:

1. Institutional (Central) Advisory Council
   Appointees into this organ are appointed by the Board of the organization. They are the 2^nd highest ranking officials after the Board.

2. Management Advisors
   Management advisors are those appointed by the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer. Management advisors operates under the secretariat, whereas, (1) above are under the Board of the organization and operates under same.