To abjure something is to renounce it or abstain from it, with the implication that this is done publicly: Members of the sect were required to abjure all alcoholic drink. To adjure someone to do something is to request them solemnly to do it: The magistrate adjured the witness to tell the truth frankly.
The flag was said to represent the nation's hope for a green revolution in agriculture. Green expresses the people's Muslim faith. Effective date: 20 November 1977.