B prohibition of foreign accounts public officers are

b) Prohibition of Foreign Accounts
Public officers are not allowed to maintain or operate a bank account in any
country outside Nigeria.
c) Retired Public Officers/Certain Retired Public Officers
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No Public officer shall, after retirement from public service and while taking
pension from public funds, accept more than one remunerative position of a
company controlled by the Government or any public authority. The holders of
the offices of President, Vice-President, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Governor and
Deputy Governor of a State are prohibited from service or employment in
foreign companies or foreign enterprises.
d) Gifts or Benefits In-Kind
A public officer shall not ask for or accept any gift or benefit for himself or any
other person, in the discharge of his duties. However, he may accept personal
gifts or benefits from relatives or friends as recognized by custom only.
e) Bribery of Public Officers
A public officer should not receive any property, gift or benefit of any kind as a
bribe for granting a favour in the performance of his duties.
f) Abuse of Powers
A public officer shall not do or cause to be done, in abuse of his position, any
arbitrary thing which prejudices the rights of others.
g) Membership of Societies
A public officer shall not belong to a society, the membership of which runs
incompatible with the dignity of his office.
PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE FIFTH SCHEDULE, PART 1, states that every
public officer shall within three months after the coming into force of this Code
of Conduct or immediately after taking office and thereafter:
(a) at the end of every four years, and
(b) at the end of his term of office,
(i) Submit to the Code of Conduct Bureau a written declaration of all his
properties, assets and liabilities and those of his unmarried children under the
age of eighteen years.
(ii) Any statement in such declaration that is found to be false by any authority
or person authorized in that behalf to verify it shall be deemed to be a breach of
this Code.
(iii) Any property or assets acquired by a public officer after any declaration
required under this Constitution and which is not fairly attributable to income,
gift or loan approved by this Code shall be deemed to have been acquired in
breach of this Code unless the contrary is proved.
CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL
Composition:
1. A chairman
2. Two other persons.
Punishments Imposed By Code of Conduct Tribunal on Guilty Public
Officers
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i. Trial at Tribunal for jail conviction
ii. Forfeiture of the affected assets
iii. Prohibition from holding public office for some time
iv. Prohibition from holding Public office permanently
v. Jail and forfeiture of assets
vi. Publication in Gazette and National dailies of convicted officers
vii. Loss of employment or job.