Huge hassle for violators of Nigerian Flag as Reps transfer to lift wonderful from N100 to N100,000

The Home of Representatives is transferring to extend the wonderful for the defacing of Nigerian flag from N100 to N100,000.

The Home on Wednesday handed for second studying a invoice to amend the Flag and Coats of Arms Act.

The invoice, launched by Sada Soli, was debated and handed for second studying by the lawmakers.

It will be recalled that the Act forbids the defacing or manhandling of the Nationwide Flag.

Amongst different issues, the invoice seeks to amend part 4 of the principal Act to extend the wonderful for particular person violators from N100 to N100,000.

Additionally, the invoice is proposing N1 million wonderful for organizations that violate the nationwide flag.

The proposed modification states that “for a person shall be liable to at least one hundred thousand naira (N100,000) and within the case of a Company Group, it shall be liable to a Nice of 1 million naira (N1,000,000) and within the case of a seamless offence, to a Nice of twenty thousand naira (N20,000) for day by day for a person and for a Company Group to a Nice of N100,000 (100 thousand) for day by day”.

Talking on the invoice, Soli stated Nigerians and organisation are infamous for defacing the flag with impunity.

He stated the exiting regulation isn’t enough to stop the abuse of the flag.

The movement was adopted with out opposition. It was consequently referred to related committees for additional motion.