Tajudeen Abbas has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion Invoice 2024.
PoliticalNews Nigeria stories that the Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Invoice and different associated draft legislations following widespread public concern.
The choice, introduced in a press assertion issued by the Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, on Wednesday was mentioned to have come after in depth consultations with varied stakeholders and a cautious evaluation of the nation’s present circumstances.
The Counter Subversion Invoice, which was launched on July 23, 2024, sparked public debate and raised considerations about its potential affect on civil liberties.
The assertion learn, “In response to the voices and considerations of the folks, the Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has determined to withdraw the Counter Subversion Invoice and different associated draft laws.
“His determination to withdraw the invoice displays his dedication to making sure that the Home of Representatives stays a real illustration of the folks’s will.”
Krishi famous that the withdrawal of the invoice underscores Tajudeen’s pledge to by no means assist any laws that might probably disrupt the peace and unity of the nation.
“Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, a champion of the folks’s pursuits, has at all times prioritised listening to the residents and fostering unity. His determination displays his dedication to making sure that the Home stays really the Folks’s Home.
“He acknowledges the importance of the considerations raised and the eye the Invoice has garnered, reaffirming that he won’t ever assist any motion which may disrupt the peace and unity of our nation.
“The general public is hereby notified of the withdrawal of the Counter Subversion Invoice and different associated ones launched on July 23, 2024,” he added.
The Counter Subversion Invoice 2024 went viral on social media on Tuesday after it scaled by means of the primary studying and proceeded to the second, the place its basic ideas could be debated on July 23.
It goals to impose stringent penalties on Nigerians who fail to recite the newly permitted nationwide anthem or abuse politicians or neighborhood leaders.
In line with the invoice, anybody discovered responsible shall be fined as much as N5 million and would face 5 to 10 years jail sentence or each.