Labour Party Senator Victor Umeh Defends Adoption Of ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ As New National Anthem By Tinubu Government


Labour Party Senator, Victor Umeh, has defended the adoption of ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ as Nigeria’s national anthem by President Bola Tinubu’s Government.

The Senator who appeared on an Arise News TV live programme monitored by SaharaReporters on Thursday morning argued that the country’s lawmakers were convinced that changing the national anthem was an issue of priority.

He explained further that it was not the executive arm that sponsored the bill which led to the recent adoption of the anthem.

He said, “As far as lawmaking is concerned, anything that we consider important, nobody can tell us not to legislate on it. We have power to legislate on it by the constitution.

“Nobody has the right to tell us what to legislate on or what not to legislate on. And legislation has a process. We have a public hearing. I told you now on Monday that the Senate organised a public hearing and Mike Ozekhome attended. And having organised that public hearing, whether you attend or not, it is of no consequence.”

SaharaReporters on Wednesday reported that President Tinubu had given his assent to the National Anthem Bill 2024, reverting the country to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, revealed this on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee of Nigeria’s 4th Republic.

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

This new enactment by the President has generated negative comments from Nigerians who said changing the anthem was not the country’s priority amid economic hardship and skyrocketing inflation rates.

For instance, a former Minister of Education and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Dr Oby Ezekwesili said she would never sing the newly adopted national anthem.

The Senate and the House of Representatives previously passed the bill at separate sittings.

However, Ezekwesili in a statement posted on her X account on Wednesday, said she would continue to sing ‘Arise Oh Compatriots’.

She asserted that no one can suppress her right to dissent an obnoxious “law” that is repugnant to all that is of good conscience in Nigeria.

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The Senator who appeared on an Arise News TV live programme monitored by SaharaReporters on Thursday morning argued that the country’s lawmakers were convinced that changing the national anthem was an issue of priority.

Tinubu and his supporters are menace to the society. I mean would any president put old national anthem over all the many challenges facing the country under his watch

E gat no sense, wetin be priority for una eye? Changing anthem wey dey do us here na priority? Una be real barbarians!

Missed priority

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So it wasn’t an executive bill and public hearing was held? I initially thought that public hearing where Mike Ozekhome was speaking was an old video.

For Oby Ekwesili, she will always criticize no matter what. No one should take her serious coz we heard she get mental problem. So once in a while, stuff happens to her.

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Are we going to eat the Old national anthem or what's the fuse about it?

Ebimpawa ooooo

They had to mention LP to give it enough sensation. Lol

Lol Embassy no even need to dey stress Dem sef about asking people any questions in Nigeria anymore na to jus dey tell dem to sing Nigeria National anthem if u can't sing jus dey go home

Love the old new national anthem. The drama surrounding it is a different matter entirely.

This shows how far power and decision making is from the ordinary man. Only una debate, legislate and adopt on behalf of 200m people. Less than 500 people running things...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoKBZwXH-f8

I'm not surprised....

This country and it's citizens are capable of anything

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Elder with functional brain


I salute u umeh

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They had to mention LP to give it enough sensation. Lol

That’s because the elite are playing with your brain.

LP senators will pass and support a bill and unleash you poor Obedients online to be wailing on top the bill while they continue to feed fat.

Nigeria We Hail Thee!

Wailers over to you

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Tinubu and his supporters are menace to the society. I mean would any president put old national anthem over all the many challenges facing the country under his watch

Explain how the president put the national anthem over other pressing issues in the country in one statement?

Just imagine how he speaks.
Nobody can ....
Whether we attend the public hearing or nor.....

All politicians are the same no matter party affiliations!

The words used by this senator are not just right.

Tueh!

Lol

But minimum wage upward review is not important, shey?

Oga as an obidient you are on colos. Is this what Nigerians need at this point in time?

Useless bill. Of what benefit will this bring?

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