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FIFTH SCHEDULE [Sections 66, 107, 172,173, 209, 292 and 318] PART I Code of Conduct for Public Officers General 1. Conflict of interest with duty A public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts with his duties and responsibilities. 2. Restrictions on specified officers Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, a public officer shall not- (a) receive or be paid the emoluments of any public office at the same time as he receives or is paid the emoluments of any other public office; or (b) except where he is not employed on full-time basis, engage or participate in the management or running of any private business, profession or trade but nothing in this sub-paragraph shall prevent a public officer from engaging in farming. 3. Prohibition of foreign accounts The President, Vice-President, Governor, Deputy Governor, Ministers of the Government of the Federation and Commissioners of the Governments of the States, members of the National Assembly and of the Houses of Assembly of the States, and such other public officers or persons as the National Assembly may by law prescribe shall not maintain or operate a bank account in any country outside Nigeria. 4. Retired public officers (1) A public officer shall not, after his retirement from public service and while receiving pension from public funds, accept more than one remuneration position as chairman, director or employee of - (a) a company owned or controlled by the government; or (b) any public authority. 252 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations