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The House of Representatives is moving to increase the fine for the defacing of Nigerian flag from N100 to N100,000.

The House on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill to amend the Flag and Coats of Arms Act.

The bill, introduced by Sada Soli, was debated and passed for second reading by the lawmakers.

It would be recalled that the Act forbids the defacing or manhandling of the National Flag.

Among other things, the bill seeks to amend section 4 of the principal Act to increase the fine for individual violators from N100 to N100,000.

Also, the bill is proposing N1 million fine for organizations that violate the national flag.

The proposed amendment states that “for an individual will be liable to one hundred thousand naira (N100,000) and in the case of a Corporate Organization, it shall be liable to a Fine of one million naira (N1,000,000) and in the case of a continuing offence, to a Fine of twenty thousand naira (N20,000) for every day for an individual and for a Corporate Organization to a Fine of N100,000 (one hundred thousand) for every day”.

Speaking on the bill, Soli said Nigerians and organisation are notorious for defacing the flag with impunity.

He said the exiting law is not sufficient to prevent the abuse of the flag.

The motion was adopted without opposition. It was consequently referred to relevant committees for further action.

TopBanter:
Stop talking nonsense and shifting goal posts. An objective person will wait to hear official final deliberation about the Tunji-Ojo and Edu issue before jumping to conclusions.

We know you merely hide behind the Tunji-Ojo and Edu corruption allegation to instigate the hounding out of a performing Yoruba minister who is arguably the best in the cabinet of Tinubu.

This is precisely why I can't stand you anti-progress antagonists. Hate affects how you think and talk making you a people who, in totality, lack objectivity and decency. It is why I said you are not a good soul.

Of course the officers at Ikoyi immigration office were doing their job but same job they could not do similarly well when I got my passport there over five years that I then renewed under Tunji-Ojo.

In the past Ikoyi passport office was a meat market and cesspit of corruption where officials openly and shamelessly solicited for bribe, treated Nigerians awfully and would make ordinary Nigerians sit all day for biometric capture only to tell them to come the next day because they are trying to break the resistance of Nigerians and make them.pay 'fast tracking' bribe.

That culture has changed so much under Tunji-Ojo you would think you were in a different country. No one is in doubt Tunji-Ojo revamped every stage and process associated with renewing a Nigerian passport or applying for a new one.

Stakeholders have given evidence of their experience yet such is still "nothing" in the eyes of tour bigoted haters.

It is obvious you and your kinsmen alone, out of over 400 ethnic groups of Nigeria, make diversionary mischief over a simple case of giving an extraordinary performer his dues.

Einstein is not needed to tell us you people do this because of the hatred of other ,on account of their ethnicity and region plus sectional affiliations, that leaves you unable to grant them merited credit.

It is precisely the same thing you are all doing with Tinubu. You people are not good or Godly people. You are irredeemable haters, enemies of progress and rabid enemies of the "Zoo".

TopBanter:
Of course and I have shared details on NL, with verifiable facts, of my near excellent and commendable experience renewing my Nigerian passport at Ikoyi passport office under Olatunji-Ojo.

You will never be blessed hating on good people, for any reason at all, who mean and do well by others. You're not a good soul bro.

TopBanter:
Lol. You would not be you without bitter, hateful and negative rants against people or things making Nigeria better.

It is in your DNA. The Minister of interior is indeed a real nigga and probably the best, most effective, most hardworking and most transformational Minister in the Nigeria cabinet today.

No bitter and hateful rant from you can change that reality that has positively transformed the lives of millions of Nigerians.

Nikoli:
Tinibu may still shock Nigerians

chiiraq802:
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo is a real nigga.

Otunbakayce:
Lmao! So he went forcefully to sight see in Qatar museum.

LegendHero:
Governorship election in Edo state will hold on September 21st 2024, and I am declaring my support for Olumide Akpata as he is the only credible candidate among the contenders.

To all Obedients out there, remember our rules which is Elupeeee from top to bottom.

Don’t listen to any tribalist that is saying it’s Esan turn, that is nonsense. It is the Edo people turn and every tribe in Edo see themselves as one and we are going to vote Olumide because he has no godfather.

Elupeeeeeeeee74

Goodvibes007:
He pointed out your elupee top to bottom mantra which doesn't apply to other state? Has he lied?

Goodvibes007:
Lol.but you don't see the bigotry of the Esan people saying Esan lo kan.

The is the same hypocrisy being played by you Obidients that he is talking about.

ogugwa1992:
Insiders claim that Edun's actions are driven by an expectation of kickbacks, leaving intending pilgrims to bear the brunt of daily increases in Hajj fares.

blamingthedevil:
Geometric is only giving electricity to Twitter Obidients.

A plant that the turbine has not even been switched on.


https://twitter.com/Enwagboso/status/1763561705957642517

yarimo:
you are free to ask him , nobody is stopping you for that.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dedicated online portal for political parties to submit nomination forms with particulars of their candidates for the September Edo State governorship election will open on Monday and close March 24, 2024.


INEC National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday.
He said Access Code to the portal will be available for collection by the National Chairmen of political parties from March 1(Friday) while a refresher training for two Liason Officers per party to ensure seamless nominations starts the same day and ends on Monday at INEC’s Media Centre, Abuja.

Olumekun told political parties that the 20 days granted are enough to upload the nomination forms of only two candidates per party (Governorship candidate and running mate) hence there is no reason to request for extention of time and none will be granted beyond Sunday, March 24, 2024.

blamingthedevil:
Edo Obidients Adopt Emilokan Slogan as "PO is no Longer the Saviour"

yarimo:
Alex otti start, complete and commission stop talking rubbish. Serious governors only commission without disturbing people on Media

yarimo:
confirmed notorious drugs to illiterate kids abi ?

yarimo:
I hate fraudsters like obi, abure, Aisha Yusufu and ALEX OTTI

Burob:
There are over 220 million people within the borders of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, they there they wait for Federal Government, no go help yourself.