BREAKING: Bill Seeking 10yrs Imprisonment, N5m Fine For Not Reciting National Anthem, Others Emerge
Tajudeen Abba, the speaker of the House of Representatives, has introduced the Counter Subversion Bill on the floor of the Green Chamber. The bill sought punishment for anyone who refused to recite the reintroduced national anthem President Bola Tinubu recently accented to.
The proposed legislation provided for 10 years imprisonment or a fine of N5 million or both for anyone found guilty of refusing to recite the national anthem.
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Speaker Abbas clarified the bill by maintaining that it targets anyone found destroying the national symbol or place of worship.
According to the speaker:
"The Bill falls within the realm of Nigeria's anti-terrorism framework, and it seeks to address subversive activities by associations, organisations, militias, cults, bandits, and other proscribed groups in Nigeria.
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"Similar legislation obtains in other climes with varied appellations. Such countries include the United Kingdom, Spain, India, Turkey, Canada, Australia, among others."
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