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A new bill that will impose a seven-year jail term or a N5 m fine on anyone found guilty of aiding and abetting bribes in workplaces in Nigeria has been mooted by the House of Representatives.

Sponsored by Paul Nnamchi (Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency) and three others, the new law, which will be deliberated on when the House resumes on June 17, aims to checkmate inherent bribery and corruption in both public and private workplaces.

A copy of the bill, which is already circulating among media organizations, states that “the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value as an inducement or reward to influence the actions of an employee, officer, or agent in the workplace.” Under the proposed law, anyone who offers or gives a bribe “in cash, gifts, favours, or other benefits” to influence an official action will be liable, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than N5m or three times the value of the bribe, whichever is higher, and/or imprisonment for at least seven years.

The bill also proposes immediate dismissal from public service and a 15-year ban from holding elective or appointive office if a public officer is convicted of bribery. Also, corporate organisations guilty of the same offence risk N100m, while their directors or responsible officers will be prosecuted and face minimum of 10 years’ imprisonment, if found guilty.

Companies convicted of workplace bribery may also lose their operating licences and face a 10-year ban from public procurement contracts., The bill also includes whistleblower protections, mandating all workplaces to implement anti-bribery policies and anonymous reporting channels. It criminalises retaliation against whistleblowers, imposing a minimum N10m fine and a five-year jail term on employers or individuals who harass or victimise them.

Employers are therefore compelled to report any form of bribery within their organisation or face a minimum fine of N20m and/or five years’ imprisonment.

More importantly, the creation of the Workplace Anti-Bribery Unit under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is also being mooted to investigate workplace bribery, prosecute offenders, monitor compliance and drive enforcement. It also advocates full protection for whistleblowers within every organizations.

https://guardian.ng/news/workplace-bribery-reps-weigh-seven-year-jail-for-offenders/

Let's start with budget padding

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Good, but we must start with the reps

Let it start with the reps, senators e.t.c.

It is hypocrisy to such and do the same.

Lol. That bill will not see the light of the day. Imagine Kings of bribery and corruption want to make law to punish offenders. They are just playing to the gallery.

Wow

Islie:


https://guardian.ng/news/workplace-bribery-reps-weigh-seven-year-jail-for-offenders/

Is working/job under a cement industry a public or private service?

What about rewards for whistleblowers who uncovers the workplace bribery going on?

They should give themselves 14 years each with hard labour

Is it just me or are fellow Nigerians noticing that this guys at the National Assembly have lately been churning ridiculous bills week in week out? Are they for real or its for the theatrics? To fool Nigerians that they mean well?

Dnockeror333:


Is working/job under a cement industry a public or private service?

Private

This looks like something that won't see the light of Day, inspite of how laudable and apt it is.

hmm

Very good!

Lets start at the National Assembly, please.

We start with the people ing this bill. Then move to where it is assented.

Why does this bill sound weird and out of place? It's almost as if it's intended to attack a person or an organization.

Because all I see here is an attempt to place the purview of private organizations right in the hands of EFCC. Such wouldn't end well.

Ephesians 4:28

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Shalom!!!

All Nigerians will be jailed.
Corruption is systemic in this dispensation

That's too cruel ,7 years

It will always be a joke for as long as Gandollar remains free in this country.

AOB1:
Good, but we must start with the reps

nonsense... How much is 5m from billions of naira that they have in ?

They should prosecute gandollar if they are serious.

They should focus more on their colleagues stealing, why are they ways exempting themselves from this type of bill?

Stealing is happing in work place because of the stealing politicians like them.

With these set of rep, Nigeria can't move forward

..Lols

Clowns everywhere

How do you criticize and persecute someone for a crime you are also guilty of
Nigeria na comedy club aswear😂😂

..Do the Reps know that work place can include but not limited to the following..

1. The presidentisl Villa..
3. The National Assembly..
3. The judiciary..
4. The Ministries & Parastatals.
5. Government agencies & Boards
6. ETC



..why only 7 years..

..for who are the laws made for..?..

..suffering masses of course.. including stipend grabbers abi..?

the bill now!

We can deal with your own f**k up later.

Nice bill I'll say.... At least it's a good start, then after we expect bill that will criminalize directly any political persons that can explain how projects fund are diverted and no plea bargain that efcc is fond of.