A mild drama played out during the last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting as President Bola Tinubu, Ministers and other attendees at the meeting recited the old national anthem.
According to a video which surfaced online after the meeting, the anthem was recited immediately the President entered the meeting venue and greeted everyone by saying ‘good afternoon.’
Watch the video.
The old anthem begins with the words, “Arise O’ Compatriots,” while the reintroduced national anthem starts with, “Nigeria, we hail thee.”
As of the time of filing this report, it remains unclear why the Federal Executive Council recited the old anthem instead of the officially reintroduced version.
Details later…
