Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the bill seeking to reintroduce the old national anthem. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this at the joint sitting of the senate and house of representatives on Wednesday, May 29.
Akpabio said the president signed the bill
into law on Wednesday morning.
The bill received accelerated hearing in
both chambers of the National Assembly. 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 was
however dropped in 1978 during Obasanjo's military administration.
See
the lyrics of the anthem below
Nigeria,
we hail thee,
Our
own dear native land,
Though
tribe and tongue may differ,
In
brotherhood, we stand,
Nigerians
all, and 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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