Bill Seeking Return To Old National Anthem Passes Second Reading

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for a second reading a bill seeking a return to the old national anthem.

The sponsor of the proposed law, Julius Ihonvbere, while leading the debate on the bill’s general principles, anchored his argument on the need for patriotism and nationalism.

In his contribution, Chinda, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party noted that the old national anthem was a colonial heritage that should not be considered in a post-independent Nigeria.

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His argument was supported by the member representing Jere Federal Constituency, Borno State, Mr Ahmad Satomi.

Another Borno lawmaker, Ahmed Jaha, however, supported the bill arguing that the wordings in the new anthem are verbal expressions that have no substance in the affairs of the Nigerian State.

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