The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called out the National Orientation Agency for teaching Nigerians the wrong version of the newly adopted old National Anthem.

Akpabio noted that what the agency was circulating was different from the New National Anthem approved by the Senate.

After deliberations, the Senate went into executive sessions for over two hours, after which it adjourned plenary to July 2.

Before the Senate ended the plenary, Akpabio requested that the Senate recite the first stanza of the new National Anthem.

While the lawmakers recited the anthem, the Senate President looked at his book intermittently.

After they were done, Akpabio stated that the lawmakers should take note of the wordings of the anthem approved by the Senate and discard the one being presented by the NOA.

He said, “Take note of what we have here; what we have is different from what the NOA has.

“Where we have Nigerians ‘all’ are proud to say, they have Nigerians all and proud to say.

“Also, where we have ‘though’ tribes and tongues may differ, they have ‘those’ tribe and tongues.

“Also at the end where we have ‘Nigeria shall be blessed’, they have Nigeria ‘may’ be blessed.

“We are using ‘shall’ which is a compulsion that this country shall be blessed, so tell the National Orientation Agency to drop what they are circulating now.

The Senate had two weeks ago, passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 to revert to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee.”

The Senate passed legislation to swap the national anthem from “Arise, O Compatriots” to “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”

The bill, which speedily passed first and second readings on the same day was last week assented to by President Bola Tinubu.

https://news360ng.com/akpabio-calls-out-noa-for-teaching-nigerians-wrong-version-of-new-national-anthem/

Yes!! Way to go......... Arrest Violators of our New national anthem.............. Foolish people must get sense by force!!

Anakogheri, onye nkwu

Please NOA teach us the right one. The right one can perform miracle that was why Tinubu introduced it now that Nigerians are hungry.

If you don't have food in your house, open your empty pot and sing the new anthem with your family and thank me later.

Bintabisiriyu2:
Anakogheri, onye nkwu

We don't speak this language
Say it in hard currency

Bintabisiriyu2:

you are mad or something

Mad how? What language is that?

QuinQ:

Mad how? What language is that?

fork you bitch

Akpabio !!! Na Thunder ⚡⚡⚡ go fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥 all una Stuppppid edddiioot Wicked Politicians!!!
Changing the National Anthem is what is important to you than the Current Hardship you people are inflecting on Nigerians !!!
All of una no go die better 😔

Akpabio is a dunce
Too much Palmwine and dogmeat

I don't blame you when you know nothing about hunger.
Are you ppl sure these guys are still with us?

This government is clueless....very clueless!

Be like this one dey mad

Hmmm, that we "may" be blessed. So its nt even sure that we are going to make it right? So sad.

Why was the anthem changed in the first place? Fixing what is not broken.

Confused bastards

BondRiv:
Why was the anthem changed in the first place? Fixing what is not broken.

Because it is far better

Great anthem indeed. Here it is:

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.

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.

One good thing from BAT
(In other areas he remains cllueless!)😆

Mad people

QuinQ:


Because it is far better

Great anthem indeed. Here it is:

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.

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.

One good thing from BAT
(In other areas he remains cllueless!)😆

What makes it better, probably because it was written by a British woman.

QuinQ:


Because it is far better

Great anthem indeed. Here it is:

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.

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.

One good thing from BAT
(In other areas he remains cllueless!)😆

The same Bat that doesn’t believe in one Nigeria abi? The way that man go dey see una his supporters as mumu en No wonder he told some to stfu while they sang “On your mandate we stand” for him.. He know say all of una no wise..

Acekidc4:
Yes!! Way to go......... Arrest Violators of our New national anthem.............. Foolish people must get sense by force!!

At your age you don't have shame...

How will it reduce the price of semolina? Nonsense

OgaTheTop2:
This government is clueless....very clueless!

So many foolish people are at helm of affairs. This particular government lack sense

Make we try something make all the senate come sing the new athem one after the other. I want comfirm something. Rubbish

Anakogheri, onye nkwu ... However, need help with your academic papers? Contact us.

Nigeria shall be blessed

Very anyhow country.

My sister that only moved to Indiana just last year just bought Lexus 350. Wat she would never had achieved if she's in Nigeria.

They're confused within themselves. Why wouldn't they be causing confusion in the land? 🤔

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QuinQ:


Because it is far better

Great anthem indeed. Here it is:

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

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 shall be blessed.

One good thing from BAT
(In other areas he remains cllueless!)😆

They are complaining and you still quoted the wrong Anthem.

COMRADES, why Akpabio carry this new anthem for pass tinubu sef?
Is this the current challenge Nigerians are facing?

Bobloco:


What makes it better, probably because it was written by a British woman.

It starts with name of the country, "Nigeria we hail.." The other one, what is "compatriots"? It is simple and short, yet says it all. It ends with a prayer - every time you sing it you're praying God blesses Nigeria

LadyExcellency:
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They are complaining and you still quoted the wrong Anthem.

You obviously haven't seen this thread: NOA version is the correct one:
https://www.nairaland.com/8122454/version-national-anthem-authentic-national

Idiotic Akpabio has exposed his limited knowledge of English language. See circled below