Section 22: Bribery for giving assistance, etc., in regard to contracts

(1) Any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offers an advantage to a public servant as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of such public servant's giving assistance or using influence in, or having given assistance or used influence in-
(a) the promotion, execution, or procuring of-
(i) any contract with a public body for the performance of any work, the providing of any service, the doing of anything or the supplying of any article, material or substance; or
(ii) any sub-contract to perform any work, provide any article, materials or substance required to be performed, provided, done or supplied under any contract with a public body; or
(b) the payment of the price, consideration or other moneys stipulated or otherwise provided for in any such contract or sub-contract as aforesaid,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) Any public servant who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, solicits or accepts any advantage as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of his giving assistance or using influence in, or having given assistance or used influence in-
(a) the promotion, execution or procuring; or
(b) the payment of the price, consideration; or
(c) other moneys stipulated or otherwise provided for in,
any contract, or sub-contract as is referred to in sub-section (1), is guilty of an offence.
(3) Any public officer who in the course of his official duties, inflates the price of any goods or service above the prevailing market price or professional standards shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of seven (7) years and a fine of one million naira.
(4) Any public officer who, in the discharge of his official duties awards or signs any contract without budget provision, approval and cash backing, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and on conviction be liable to three (3) years imprisonment and a fine of one hundred thousand naira.
(5) Any public officer who transfers or spends any sum allocated for a particular project, or service, on another project or service, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and on conviction be liable to one (1) year imprisonment or a fine of fifty thousand naira.
(6) Any person or public officer who commits an offence under section 23 (1) and (2) shall be liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment for seven (7) years or a one million naira fine.