Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official source(d) “misconduct” means a breach of the Oath of Allegiance or
oath of office of a member or a breach of the provisions of this
Constitution or bribery or corruption or false declaration of assets
and liabilities or conviction for treason or treasonable felony.
C - Public Revenue
162. Distributable pool account
(1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called “the
Federation Account” into which shall be paid all revenues collected
by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from
the personal income tax of the personnel of the armed forces of the
Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry or department of
government charged with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and the
residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
(2) The President, upon the receipt of advice from the Revenue
Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, shall table before
the National Assembly proposals for revenue allocation from the
Federation Account, and in determining the formula, the National
Assembly shall take into account, the allocation principles especially
those of population, equality of States, internal revenue generation,
land mass, terrain as well as population density:
Provided that the principle of derivation shall be constantly reflected
in any approved formula as being not less than thirteen per cent of
the revenue accruing to the Federation Account directly from any
natural resources.
(3) Any amount standing to the credit of the Federation Account
shall be distributed among the Federal and State Governments
and the local government councils in each State on such terms and
in such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.
(4) Any amount standing to the credit of the States in the Federation
Account shall be distributed among the States on such terms and in
such manner as may be prescribed by the National Assembly.
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