Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, has withdrawn the counter subversion bill.
The bill prescribes a 10-year jail term, N5 million fine or both for those who refuse to recite the national anthem and pledge.
The legislation elicited outrage from the public.
In a statement on Wednesday, Musa Krishi, spokesperson of the speaker, said his principal decided to withdraw the bill after “careful
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