Abbas Withdraw Bill Prescribing Jail Term For Not Singing Anthem
Tajudeen Abbas, the sponsor of the controversial bill demanding jail terms for those who refused to recite the new national anthem, and abused politicians, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion and Other Related Bills.
Tajudeen Abbas, alongside Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other federal lawmakers, passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law in May at the separate chambers.
On May 29, 2024, on the first anniversary of the current government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee” from “Arise, O Compatriots”.
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