Brymo praises President Tinubu on change of National Anthem
Singer Brymo has named President Tinubu to be the greatest president of all time (G.O.A.T.) of all the past presidents.
This is as a reaction to the alteration of the national song.
In an Instagram Story post, the controversial musician made this claim. Posting the new national anthem’s lyrics, he focused on the first line and compared Nigeria and Africa to “polygamy” and another “family unit.”
He said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is officially my G.O.A.T of all the Nigerian presidents! Read the lyrics of the new national anthem. The first stanza is all you need; it asserts Nigeria for the motherland and now Africa can be the fatherland and be a symbol of polygamy and we can all focus on one family unit. My favourite part is ‘In brotherhood, we stand.’ We are all now members of the greatest cult on earth. Nigeria is now the only brotherhood that every boy and ambitious girl must belong to in this country. I am very happy.”
Remember that the law to replace the national anthem, “Arise, O Compatriots,” with “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” was just adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives.
President Tinubu signed the bill into law shortly after, on May 29, 2024, formally altering the national anthem. On Wednesday, May 29, at a joint session of the National Assembly that also commemorated the 25th anniversary of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, Senate President God’swill Akpabio made this announcement.
Nigerians’ reactions to the change on social media sites ranged from confusion to anger to annoyance to, for others, like Brymo, happiness. Also, Nigerian celebrities expressed their opinions over the hasty return to the former national anthem.
Notably, Lillian Jean Williams who is a British expat who lived in Nigeria during the country’s independence period, wrote the lyrics to the new National Anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” with Frances Berda composing the music.
On the other hand, Nigerian composer Pa Benedict Odiase wrote “Arise O Compatriots,” and it was approved in 1978.
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