- Nigerians have reacted to the video of primary school pupils reciting the reverted old national anthem ‘Nigeria we hail thee’
- Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, described the video as very nice
- The children were highly commended for learning so fast after President Tinubu signed the bill into law on Wednesday, May 29
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy
Ogbere, Ogun state – A video of pupils of Justice and Peace Nursery and Primary School reciting the reverted old national anthem ‘Nigeria we hail thee’ has surfaced online.
Legit.ng recalls that ‘Nigeria we hail thee’ was reverted after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the bill into the law after Senate and the house of representatives previously passed the legislation at separate sittings.
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Photo credit: @DOlusegun
Source: Twitter
Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, shared the video via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @DOlusegun
He simply wrote:
This is very nice
Nigerians react
Legit.ng captured some reactions from Nigerians who commended the young lads from the school located at Ogbere in Ijebu east local government area of Ogun state.
@itumasunny2496
This is highly commendable.
@adedijiadedayo1
Wow. I like the name of this school
@Nnamdibiggie
Yes, very nice to see.
Can your kids attend this Justice & Peace Nur. & pry. School?
@AbayomiA7
This is commendable. Well done kids
@bayqee8
We have finally found a solution for @NGSuperEagles @thenff should make arrangements for some of these kids to be available and stand in front the players when recitting the new natioanl anthem in uyo . This is commendable . Kudos to the school, teachers and the kids.
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@BuhariRafiat
Just yesterday??? Wow this is outstanding
Tinubu, lawmakers sing old national anthem
Legit.ng earlier reported that video of members of the national assembly signing the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ has surfaced online.
The lawmakers alongside President Tinubu sang the the old national anthem for the first time on Wednesday, May 29.
President Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law to replace the national anthem from “Arise, O Compatriots” with “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”
Source: Legit.ng
