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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Fashola Signs No Smoking Bill Into Law

Dear smokers who live in Lagos state, governor Fashola has signed the No Smoking in Public Places Bill into law. It means it is now illegal to lit your cigarettes in public places e.g public toilets, museums, nurseries, any facility used for the care of children etc. According to the law, people who smoke in public places will risk a 3-year jail term. Owners of establishments must also put a 'No Smoking' sign around their property or face 6 months imprisonment or N100,000 fine.

Corporate organizations that don't place the ‘No Smoking’ sign within its premises, would be liable to N250, 000 fine.

The best part is, anyone who smokes in the presence of a child shall be liable on conviction to a fine of N15, 000 or 1 month imprisonment. I love this. Second hand smoking is just as dangerous!

108 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tonto dike u don hear bcos u no dey see or notice No smoking sign.

Anonymous said...

NA wha for English oh!!! Try check b/4 posting na….

Anonymous said...

NA wha for English oh!!! Try check b/4 posting na….

Unknown said...

am loving it tooo..some people who have no shame, wud lit dia cigarrette nd blow smoke every where, they end up mking ur clothe smelll so bad as if u joined dem in smoking

AnnMarie said...

Passive smoking is dangerous. I'm in total support of this law but what happens when Fashiola leaves office? will these laws remain effective?

Anonymous said...

On point jare....

Unknown said...

Good development but bad For locomotives fellows. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

Anonymous said...

Good!

Alloy Chikezie said...

May God bless fashola, Lagos is working eko o ni baje


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Anonymous said...

I'm @ A̶̲̥̅ loss 4 words. Ths is serious oo


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Anonymous said...

A Nightclub or Lounge is a public place abi? Thank God. My hair won't stink of Cigarettes anymore..

Anonymous said...

that is very good, am very much in support.

Unknown said...

GOOD, GOD BLESS U FASHOLA

Unknown said...

Good.... i hope pple will start being responsible

Anonymous said...

Is this their problem why can't they bring a law of constant electricity, why this, rubbish #bright bravo#

Anonymous said...

Nice one but dere are more salient bills dat should be passed




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Blitz Crush said...

Ğoº°˚°ºϑ one by Fashola, smokers smoke in Ūя̲̅ houses O°˚˚˚ nt in public place or 3yr await ɣ☺υ , is such an indecent n irresponsible act.

Nutty Kid said...

Na wa o!!! which kind rubbish be this na? Oya make dem start dey build smoking booths or else dem no go get space for their jail cells as dem don start to arrest Gays as well.

Nutty Kid said...

Why dem no kukuma put the whole Nigeria for prison? Nonsense!!!

Mum With A Blog said...

Finally

Unknown said...

Hmm, bad market to stick addicts. Smoke yu go to jail period

K-REX said...

Yes o............. up fashiola, down smokers in Lagos.

Dilichukwu said...

As for me.. i will be smoking in my room with the doors closed.

Anonymous said...

Its a welcome development. But the question is how wld this law be enforced? Since we don't have law enforcer pertrolling around or CCTVs installed to watch out. So this law will be very difficult to enforce, especially in areas like mushin.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm...how interesting

Amarachukwu. said...

That's a good.

Anonymous said...

U all are stupid! We need to face d problems in dis country and not dis smoking shit n oda irrelevant tins! U kidding me yea? Fuck

Anonymous said...

Okoro linda, shut up the fuck up. The Ashewo when una de do nor worst pass Cigar.

tahtah said...

I love dis, God bless fashola 4 me ooooo. Jus don't know y people willingly damage dia lungs.

Pearl said...

bUT Fashola na chain smoker nau.. Hope the law applies to him o..
All those smoking in his office go stop too abi?

Anonymous said...

Madam na wao! Post my comment na! Haba, u dey use my comment make luv?

Anonymous said...

E be like say the law dey against u? Kpele! Go smoke for ur room.

Anonymous said...

Madam na wao! Post my comment na! Haba, u dey use my comment make luv?

Unknown said...

Thats for those in lagos , as we in FCT who da fuck are you to pass such useles bill into law shit!!!!, where is my benson biko

Anonymous said...

Hahaha!!!! little do u know that nigerian police know all these bills and d amount to charge more than dey recall their wife of 20yrs of marriage's date of birth.....someone asked d same question about seat belts well I guess u know wats up with that now in Lagos state!!!

Oai

Lyndy said...

Its a welcome development. Many youths that re cannabis dependent started with cigarrette smoking which was inculcated in them by observing the adults, so pls, for posterity's sake, such acts dt negatively affect our kids should b put in check. For those saying we have more pressing issues, dnt worry. Wen ur son gets influenced to smoke cigarretes, graduates to indian hemp and consequently suffers frm psychiatric disorders, then u wil appreciate this law, not to talk of the effects of passive smoking

kclub said...

Sit down dre dey find mistakes

Anonymous said...

hahahah yesterday i blazed weed about 2 wraps....on d hard street where are fashola agents to come get me ...cock n bull story....it wont work in lagos...come my area come see where people dey burn the sticks koro koro..na u go tire

Yoma said...

True, dis is a reasonable bill, Nigerian lawmakers shuld rily start becoming concerned bout d overall welfare of d pple.. Rily nice

kclub said...

It is u that is very very stupid. Rome wasnt built a day. U start. Somewhere and it is frm people like u. Stop smoking, simple

Anonymous said...

Very useless law, the fumes from generators is a 100 times worst than cigarette and I knw almost every single house in lagos owns one. Even d smoke from heavy duty vehicles is by far more deadly than cigarette. D govt shud start by bannin gen and heavy duty vehicles if dey care about d people. Useless law, I wanna how dey r goin to enforce it, dey beta get ready to build more prisons.

Montana

Anonymous said...

Nice one Gov!!! Next area to stop all dis semi killing is in the clubs where all d windows are shut and u ve d silly AC cooling us with smoky air!!! Hiss!!!....if u like hate from here to hell fire were u can smoke ur fucking selves, dis law out is a good tin....the man isn't GOD, he has to start from somewhere than do notin at all.....if u want standby light dan direct ur comments to GEJ!!! Cuz who r we kidding! We all know dat its way outside wat Gov Fas can handle....its has to do more with his OGAs AT D TOP

Oai

Anonymous said...

Hahaha!!!! little do u know that nigerian police know all these bills and d amount to charge more than dey recall their wife of 20yrs of marriage's date of birth.....someone asked d same question about seat belts well I guess u know wats up with that now in Lagos state!!!

Oai

benywiz said...

Depriving one the freedom to what he or she like? ummmm this man dey do pas himself o law here law there for only this lagos

Anonymous said...

Legalise marijuana now..!!

Anonymous said...

APC e go tire una....Wetyn cigar do una? Na so una wan dey condition pple abi 2015 nor far.....una go hear am

Mystic Falls said...

Smokers down there are in deep shit..

Anonymous said...

That fashola must be a smoker for leaving important things for smoking issue

Peejay said...

My fear exactly. He has set the bar sooo high. Lagos is now a reference point for other states in Nigeria. It would really be a shame if the next person in power falls short.

Unknown said...

Not bad! I trust Fashola when he decides

Jaybee said...

Nice bill passed prof. but wait! that pix Linda used looks like Nick Cannon.

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Anonymous said...

What's ur probz nah. I'm sure ur d same anoymous that calls Linda ashewo in every post. Guy abii girl nawaa 4 u OOo e no mke sense ..smh and its 'shut the fuck up'. ----C21

ary said...

'Second smoking is just as dangerous' so is the gbagaun in the first paragraph of this story.
Anywho, Fashola deserves a hug for this.

Anonymous said...

Nice development 4 lagos state



Pale

Anonymous said...

God bless governor fashola @ anizy

Unknown said...

Ohkay

Anonymous said...

I hope they also stop with the incessant smoke ads. It is/was insane.

Unknown said...

lagos has a lot of problems for smoking to be a priority now... there are other pressing issues at hand

Anonymous said...

Second hand smoking is as dangerous as smoking the cig. I have a friend who puffs and blows the smoke on others face so they get to breath in the smoke and get intoxicated gradually without knowing.

Anonymous said...

God bless u o, I was about saying that o! Dear Fashola hope this law applies to u too o cos we know u r a chimney

Dilichukwu said...

so what will happen to TINUBU? #okbye

Anonymous said...

Primitive and senseless bill.Shey una support gay bill........haaahahhahhaah.I told you they won't stop at it.They will still make bills to restrain people frm giving birth to more than 5 children.Sounds cool because it helps stop d population frm explosing but....all des laws erode our fundamental freedom.Whether they sound moral or not

Unknown said...

i love this....this is very great development in Lagos State, also this will tend to cub all form of crime and many other activities related. kudoos to the best Gov of this Nation, Gov Babatunde Raji Fashola, a Governor that set pace 4 others to emulate.

Anonymous said...

Dat is your business...as long as you don't smoke in the public, you can smoke your life out!

Unknown said...

†Φ God be Ʈђε̲̣̣̣̥ glory, ℓ̊ love this............hope they'll be serious about Ȋ̝̊̅t̶̲̥̅̊.

Anonymous said...

What of vehicles wey dey scata smoke everywhere and factories wey dey release CO2 anyhow to the environment? I beg make una face the real issues for d state and country and not all these minor shits

Unknown said...

Very good

Unknown said...

"No Smoking Law" - Dead on Arrival

Anonymous said...

It wasn't Tonto dike that was in that pics den.. It was princess pemu

Anonymous said...

Fashola and plethoa of laws.. why not make efforts to enforce d ones already made.. else it would be as a toothless bulldog

Anonymous said...

What about all the locomotive trains emitting thick smoke?

Sweetest pussy said...

Fashola himself is a smoker! Heavy one for that matter. Coded guy!

Unknown said...

DATS SO COOL

Anonymous said...

Right step in the right direction. Since we no get good hospitals, mke we. Focus on prevention. To all smokers, I know u must be pained bt be responsible and stop hurting urself and most especially innocent pple around where u smoke bcos they are more harmed than u that do the smoking. God bless Fashola!

Anonymous said...

I wish they could ban smoking in all the clubs in naija too, it's when u trying to cuddle ur gf in the morning u go smell all kinds on top her hair , frm igbo to cigar, smh!

#MaTa#

daisy said...

Gbam!

Unknown said...

i'm telling u it wouldnt really change anytin

ALLY said...

That must mean that you work in a nightclub or are you a hustler? Just asking though

nella said...

cool...does this apply to motor parks and market places as well? the level of igbo smoke i've inhaled since 2012 when i came to Lagos is already affecting my senses...

nella said...

cool...does this apply to motor parks and market places as well? the level of igbo smoke i've inhaled since 2012 when i came to Lagos is already affecting my senses...

xquisit said...

Hahahaahaha

Unknown said...

E don happen

Unknown said...

Up Fashola....LAGOS next level, No Smoking Eko Law #$mile wonder

Anonymous said...

No wonder you black like this. The cigar is destroying you silently.

Unknown said...

Crap,smoking in public?i think the definition of public in this sense needs to be well defined and expantiated on? moreover i dont see this law working in Lagos,even the police who are law enforcers smokes at shepe joint sooooo......abegi joorr

best opinion said...

thank God o.abj pls follow suit and save d lungs of my friends plus my hair smelling like crap after clubbing.thank u sir

Olubukola Ozone said...

Whao!!! Dats vry vry gud... Sounds to me like I won a lottery

Anonymous said...

Is there any other punishment apart from JAIL? Is there not anything they call Community service?

Anonymous said...

U go fear law, where the law maker himself is a criminal.... fashola himself is a mad smoker. I don hear oo, na to dey smoke 4 my room now oo.


@dahmie4christ

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry but this is becoming really stupid. When did smoking become a problem?? Second hand smoke?? Then what about all those wretched buses pumping black fog into the air like they want to bring night early!
I still have to wake up almost 2hours early just to get to work, still buy more diesel in my gen than in my car! Please solve those ones 1st before these imaginary issues that you are concocting and stupid nigerians are swallowing. #slavementality

Anonymous said...

Fashola Thunder Fire U That's What I Have To say, As 4 U Linda 4 Not Posting My Comment I Don't Have Ur Time Until I set My Eyes On U!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hope this will be effective in offices, cus my lebanese boss smokes as if there is no tomorrow...

oluwafolakemi portable said...

Okay o! Next plz

Unknown said...

Same tot tho! Pls answer ally

Chy Somy said...

Or LASMA will take over

Anonymous said...

Y govt dey show power for consumers body? Dem no know where British American Tobacco dey? Baaaskaads!

Anonymous said...

beta dvlopment in eko!!!

Anonymous said...

This law is stupid. Y can't I smoke in a bar? So I got to smoke in ma houz then. Very stupid.

Benson H said...

Bullshit!! Lasgidi solid, liquid and carbon pollution is way more destructive (health wise) than millions of smokers puffing. Carbon-monoxide kills in minutes (cars, trucks, factory, generator emissions), tobacco takes decades.

Anonymous said...

When you are nabbed will you please do me a favour? Please comeback here and post your experience before going to jail.

Anonymous said...

Even developed countries ban smoking of cigarette in public places.. I really dont know your own problem. Smoke in public place na.. When them apprehend you.. Use agidi den present this your comment. Dey here dey para mumu para. Oshi!!

Anonymous said...

Afi freedom na o.. Ode..

Anonymous said...

Smokers are liable to die young lolzzz oboy all those junky dem go feel am oo...#blackmamba...

Anonymous said...

It's CO 'carbon monoxide'

Anonymous said...

I only smoke in the club to look cool..not an addict..Go bless fash

Benson H said...

I'll Still smoke till I loose ma breath!! Shit, why worry sef, I live in ABJ! hahaha

Anonymous said...

he didn't say u should not smoke, just don't smoke in public, is that too much to ask for?

Benson H said...

Agro no dey respect location

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