Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
Official source page 131
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- Nigeria
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- 131
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- English
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- in force
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Provision text
Official sourcepublic 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. (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.
(2) a retired public servant shall not receive any other remuneration from public funds in addition to his pension and the emolument
of such one remunerative position.
5. (1) Retired public officers who have held offices to which this paragraph applies are prohibited from service or employment in
foreign companies or foreign enterprises.
(2) This paragraph applies to the offices of President, Vice-President, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Governor and Deputy governor of a
State.
6. (1) A public officer shall not ask for or accept property or benefits of any kind for himself or any other person on account of
anything done or omitted to be done by him in the discharge of his duties.
(2) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, the receipt by a public officer of any gifts or benefits from commercial
firms, business enterprises or persons who have contracts with the government shall be presumed to have been received in
contravention of the said sub-paragraph unless the contrary is proved.
(3) A public officer shall only accept personal gifts or benefits from relatives or personal friends to such extent and on such
occasions as are recognised by custom:
Provided that any gift or donation to a public officer on any public or ceremonial occasion shall be treated as a gift to the
appropriate institution represented by the public officer, and accordingly, the mere acceptance or receipt of any such gift shall not be
treated as a contravention of this provision.
7. The President or Vice-President, Governor or Deputy Governor, Minister of the Government of the Federation or Commissioner
of the Government of a State, or any other public officer who holds the office of a Permanent Secretary or head of any public
corporation, university, or other parastatal organisation shall not accept -
(a) a loan, except from government or its agencies, a bank, building society, mortgage institution or other financial institution recognised by law
(b) any benefit of whatever nature from any company, contractor, or businessman, or the nominee or agent of such person:
Provided that the head of a public corporation or of a university or other parastatal organisation may, subject to the rules and regulations of the b
from such body.
8. No persons shall offer a public officer any property, gift or benefit of any kind as an inducement or bribe for the granting of any
favour or the discharge in his favour of the public officer’s duties.
9. A public officer shall not do or direct to be done, in abuse of his office, any arbitrary act prejudicial to the rights of any other
person knowing that such act is unlawful or contrary to any government policy.
10. A public officer shall not be a member of, belong to, or take part in any society the membership of which is incompatible with
the functions or dignity of his office.
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