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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In line with the National Orientation Agency’s mandate of enlightening Nigerians on government’s policies as well as mobilize public support for same, the DirectorGeneral of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, said the agency had embarked on series of activities to promote these virtues. NOA is committed to en789:;<= 1><=:>;?@ B8 CE BF= C;< H>BF <:=;B J:>K= He, however, urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of celebrating the nation’s uniqueness, identity and accomplishments. “This is the least we can do to demonstrate our love for country and nationalistic spirit,� he said. It will be recalled that NOA recently proposed to the National Assembly of an amendment to the Ordinance Act in order to allow stiffer penalties, including jail terms, for abusers of Nigeria’s national symbols. TOYIN ADEBAYO reports

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he national symbols are intended to unite people by creating visual, verbal or iconic representations of the people, values, goals or history. These symbols are often rallied around as part of the celebration of patriotism or aspiring nationalism (such as independence, autonomy or separation movements) and are designed to be inclusive and representative of all the people of the national community. ^_^`jk^qwwkjxzj{wwzq|^}zq~w{ € }~w‚q{wqw symbol of any entity, considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community, sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other dependence (con)federal integration, or even an ethno-cultural community considered a ‘nationality’, despite having no political autonomy. Nigeria’s national symbols include the zq|^}zq~wÂ…q†‡w|ˆjw }q|w}‰w Š€{‡w|ˆjwzq|^}zq~w identity card, the international passport and the national orders. w ˆjwÂ…q†w}‰w ^†jŠ^qw‹q{wkj{^†zjkw^zwÂŒÂ?ÂŽÂ?w qzkw xŠ{|w }E‘^q~~ w ˆ}^{|jkw }zw ‘|} jŠw Œ‡w ÂŒÂ?’“”w ˆjw|‹}w•z^–•jw{jq—†Šjjzw qzk{wŠj`resent the forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria while the white band repŠj{jz|{w `jq‘j”w ˆjw zq|^}zq~w Â…q†w ‹q{w j{|q -

Disrespect national symbols and go to jail –Omeri

Jonathan

The eagle represents strength, while the green and white bands on the top of the shield represent the rich agricultural land of the country

~^{ˆjkw w|ˆjw ~q†wqzkw }q|w}‰w Š€{w Šk^zqz‘jw ‘|w }”w˜™w}‰w j`|j€ jŠwŒ’‡wÂŒÂ?’“”ww ˆjw Â…q†w ÂŠ^z†{w|}w€^zkw€j€}Š^j{w}‰w{q‘Š^x‘j{‡w thereby inspiring unity and innovation. ~{}‡w |ˆjw }q|w }‰w Š€{w }‰w ^†jŠ^qw ˆq{w qw black shield with two wavy silver bands |ˆq|w ‘}€jw |}†j|ˆjŠ‡w ~^_jw |ˆjw ~j#jŠw ”w ˆj{jw Šj`Šj{jz|w |ˆjw |‹}w €q^zw Š^›jŠ{w Â…}‹^z†w through Nigeria: the Benue River and the Niger River, Nigeria’s main inland water‹q {‡w ‹ˆ^‘ˆw ‰}Š€w qw ‘}z…•jz‘jw q|w }_}Â&#x;q”w The black shield represents Nigeria’s fertile soil, while the two horses or chargers on each side represent dignity and pride. The eagle represents strength, while the green and white bands on the top of the shield represent the rich agricultural land }‰w |ˆjw ‘}•z|Š ”w ˆjw j~~}‹w Â…}‹jŠ{w q|w |ˆjw base (incorrectly shown as red in the image) qŠjw }{|•{w `j‘|q ^~^{‡w ^†jŠ^q {w zq|^}zq~w Â…}‹jŠ”w ˆ^{w Â…}‹jŠw ‹q{w ‘ˆ}{jzw ‰}Šw ^z‘~•{^}zw^zw|ˆjw }q|w}‰w Š€{‡wq{w^|w^{w‰}•zkwq~~w }›jŠw ^†jŠ^q”w zw|ˆjw qzkwqŠ}•zkw|ˆjw q{jw ^€^~qŠ~ ‡w |ˆjw zq|^}zq~w ^kjz|^| w ‘qŠkw ^{w qw ^{w ^†jŠ^q {wzq|^}zq~w€}#}‡w z^| wqzkw q^|ˆ‡w jq‘jw qzkw Š}†Šj{{w ¥‰}Š€jŠ~ w jq‘j‡w z^| w portable document, typically a plasticized card with digitally-embedded information qzkw Šjjk}€¢Â‡w{^z‘jwÂŒÂ?£™”w

|ˆq|w {}€j}zjw ^{w Šj–•^Šjkw }Šw jz‘}•Šq†jkw |}w ‘qŠŠ w q{w qw €jqz{w }‰w ‘}zxŠ€^z†w ˆ^{w }Šw ˆjŠw identity. The national anthem is a sign for all the {q‘Š^x‘j{w {}€jw `j}`~jw €qkjw ‰}Šw |ˆjw ‘}•z|Š ”w }€jw`j}`~jw~}{|w|ˆj^Šw~^›j{w‰}Šw ^†jŠ^q {w freedom, so they must be remembered. The Naira is a currency unit that is used  w ^†jŠ^qwq{w^|{w}E‘^q~w‘•ŠŠjz‘ w{^z‘jwÂŒÂ?£¼”w ‚ } }ÂŚw {• k^›^kj{w |ˆjw ‘•ŠŠjz‘ w •z^|w ^z|}w Œ““w j–•q~w `qŠ|{”w q^Šqw ^{w kj`^‘|jkw ‹^|ˆw |ˆjw symbol , but due to lack of accessibility of the symbol in most of the fonts, it is often kjz}|jkw wqw{^€`~jw‚ ÂŚw^z{|jqk”w ‘‘}Šk^z†w |}w |ˆjw w ˜§ÂŒÂŁw Šj†•~q|^}z‡w ^†jŠ^qzw zq^Šqw is entitled with NGN as the currency code qzkwÂŽÂ’Â’wq{w|ˆjwz•€jŠ^‘w‘}kj”w ›jzw^zw`~•Šq~w terms, the currency is known as ‘Naira only. He said the proposal was aimed at reducing the level of abuses on the Nigerian national symbols, adding that national { € }~{w ‹jŠjw •z^–•jw ‰jq|•Šj{w }‰w k^;jŠjz|w countries across the globe. €jŠ^w }`^zjkw |ˆq|w qzw q Â•{jw }‰w zq|^}zq~w Continued on Page 54

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