Its membership at inception was 20 corporate organizations as individuals are not allowed to be members. Like it is normal with free market practice, some members have come and others have gone.

At the moment, those who have established permanent interest in the business have remained in it through thick and thin including multinationals.

As of today, the membership has established over the past 7-8 years to about 120 corporate organizations.

The constitution provides for the following:

The National Headquarters shall remain in Akure as the leading Cocoa producing State in the Federation.