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The ex-minister says she would continue to sing the discarded anthem anytime there's a need to sing the national anthem anywhere.

Ezekwesili vows to continue singing abandoned national anthem | Pulse Nigeria

Bayo Wahab

<h2>Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has rejected the reintroduced national anthem, saying she’ll never sing it.</h2>

<p>Shortly after <strong>President Bola Tinubu</strong> <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/tinubu-approves-bill-restoring-old-national-anthem/qfclp7c" title=" Ezekwesili vows to continue singing abandoned national anthem">approved the National Anthem Bill 2024</a>, reinstating the old national anthem, “<em>Nigeria, We Hail Thee,”</em> Ezekwesili took to Twitter now X to kick against the reintroduction of the anthem.</p>

<p>She said the abandoned anthem, “Arise, O compatriots” remains her national anthem.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*Public Service Announcement* <br><br>Let it be known to all and sundry that I, Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili shall whenever asked to sing the Nigerian National Anthem sing: <br><br>1. Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey⁰To serve our fatherland⁰With love and strength and faith⁰The…</p>&mdash; Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) <a href="https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1795817411309977896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>The ex-minister also berated the Federal Government for prioritising anthem change over other pressing issues facing the country.</p>

<p>In another tweet, she described the development as <em>“absolutely incredulous,” </em>as she wondered how the government found the old national anthem admirable despite the use of certain words in its lyrics.</p>

<p>She said she would continue to sing the discarded anthem anytime there's a need to sing the national anthem anywhere.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Absolutely incredulous! <br><br>“Native Land” . “Tribes”. <br><br>In a 21st Century Nigeria, the country’s political class found a colonial National Anthem that has pejorative words like “Native Land” and “Tribes” to be admirable enough to foist on our Citizens without their consent. <br><br>It is…</p>&mdash; Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) <a href="https://twitter.com/obyezeks/status/1795804065600778283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>She tweeted, “<em>Absolutely incredulous! “Native Land.” “Tribes.” In a 21st Century Nigeria, the country’s political class found a colonial National Anthem that has pejorative words like “Native Land” and “Tribes” to be admirable enough to foist on our Citizens without their consent. It is inevitable that there will be an ideological War between the Political Class and the Citizens of Nigeria. It is only but a matter of “When?”</em></p>

<p>The development has also <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/nigerians-blast-tinubu-senate-over-approval-of-old-national-anthem/mzy7slq" title=" Ezekwesili vows to continue singing abandoned national anthem">sparked reactions from Nigerians</a> as many described it as a waste of time and misplaced priorities.</p>

Ezekwesili vows to continue singing abandoned national anthem

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