Opinion

“If I Had My Way I Would Bring Back Our Old Anthem”, Tinubu (old video revealed)

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem which was dropped by a military government in 1978.

The newly re-adopted anthem, which begins “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” was written by Lillian Jean Williams in 1959 and composed by Frances Berda.

Going by this old interview on the 62nd anniversary of Nigeria, Tinubu stated that he preferred the old national anthem and if he had an opportunity will revert back to it.

Watch below:

Transcript:

Tinubu: “We are one and one Nigeria, and we should be proud of our green…..
In fact if I had my way, I would bring back our old, first national anthem. That described us much much better. I don’t know why we changed it. Its about service, it’s about diversity, its about commitment to value and national building so that is my message….