{"id":11359,"date":"2024-05-31T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11359"},"modified":"2024-05-31T19:19:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T19:19:17","slug":"nigeria-reverts-to-1978-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11359","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria reverts to 1978 National Anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigeria has passed a new law changing the country\u2019s current national anthem to a military-day anthem amidst public outrage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some Nigerians have taken to social media, especially X to express outrage following the decision. Others have questioned the President\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria\u2019s old national anthem which was dropped by a military government in 1978, the BBC\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

The newly re-adopted anthem, which begins \u201cNigeria, We Hail Thee,\u201d was written by Lillian Jean Williams in 1959 and composed by Frances Berda.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his first anniversary in office, President Tinubu said the anthem symbolised Nigeria\u2019s diversity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But many have questioned his priorities amid the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n

Reacting online, some Nigerians said the country had more pressing problems such as insecurity, rising inflation and a foreign exchange crisis.<\/p>\n

X user @Gospel_rxx posted: \u201cA new national anthem is the priority for Tinubu & Co at a time like this, When our people can\u2019t eat, insecurity is rife & life is hell? What a sordid joke!!. Lets see how they implement it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Another X user Fola Folayan, said it was shameful that parliament had rushed through the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cChanging the Nigerian national anthem written by a Nigerian, to the song written by colonizers is a stupid decision and it\u2019s shameful that nobody in the National Assembly thought to stand against it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Education Minister Oby Ezekwesili posted on X that she would never sing the new-old anthem.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet it be known to all and sundry that I, Obiageli \u201cOby\u201d Ezekwesili shall whenever asked to sing the Nigerian National Anthem [will] sing:\u201d<\/p>\n

She then posted the words of \u201cArise O Compatriots\u201d \u2013 the anthem which has been used for the past 46 years.<\/p>\n

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Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad had an interesting take as Nigerians continue to debate the issue on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the change of our national anthem, some people are now calling for the name Nigeria and the national flag to be changed as well. What do you think? Should we keep the name Nigeria?\u201d<\/p>\n

But Tahir Mongunu, chairman of the parliamentary committee which pushed the bill through, dismissed the widespread criticism, saying it was \u201capt, timely and important\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will undoubtedly inspire a zeal for patriotism and cooperation. It will promote cultural heritage. Changing the national anthem will chart a path to greater unity,\u201d Tahir said.<\/p>\n

And Kano resident Habu Shamsu agrees, telling the global broadcaster, \u201cI think it more encompassing and I like the way it flows.\u201d<\/p>\n

Credit: BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The post Nigeria reverts to 1978 National Anthem<\/a> first appeared on 3News<\/a>.<\/p>

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