Nigeria president, Tinubu Signs Bill To Change Current National Anthem To Old Anthem

 By: Ademola Ezekiel



The President of the Republic of Nigeria, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the bill to change the current National Anthem, “Arise O Compatriots,” to the country’s old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio announced this today, Wednesday 29th May, 2024 during a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja.

Akpabio said, the sitting is primarily to launch the new national anthem, explaining that the President will not be making a speech because he has to leave to launch the Abuja metro line.

President Bola Tinubu, who later joined the joint session, confirmed ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ as the latest national anthem.

The bill titled, “National Anthem Bill, 2024 was passed by the Senate on Tuesday a week after it was passed by the  House of Representives.

The old anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ composed by Lillian Williams, when Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960, was replaced with the ‘Arise O’ Compatriots’ adopted in 1978 composed by Benedict E. Odiase.

Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who lived in Nigeria during its independence, penned the lyrics for “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” while Frances Berda composed the music. The anthem played a significant role in shaping Nigeria’s national identity and unity during the 1960s and late 1970s.

NIGERIA NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM

Lyrics:

Nigeria we hail thee
Our own dear native land
Though tribes and tongue may differ
In brotherhood we stand
Nigerians all, are proud to serve
Our sovereign Motherland.

Our flag shall be a symbol
That truth and justice reign
In peace or battle honour'd,
And this we count as gain,
To hand on to our children
A banner without stain.

O God of all creation
Grant this our one request.
Help us to build a nation
Where no man is oppressed
And so with peace and plenty
Nigeria may be blessed.

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