FG Unveils Standardized Version of Reintroduced National Anthem
The Federal Government through the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency ( NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, unveiled the standardized version of the reintroduced national anthem on Wednesday in Abuja. Onilu urged Nigerians to pay close attention to the words in lines three and five of the national anthem that was reintroduced. He explained that the goal of the exercise was to guarantee that the lyrics remain consistent. He said: “Today’s event is to present the official version which will clear all doubts about the correct lyrics as contained in the Act signed by the President. “We call the attention of Nigerians to line three of the first stanza, which reads: Though tribes and tongues may differ. Note that the words “tribes” and “tongues” are in plural. We want you to also note that line five of the first stanza reads: Nigerians all, are proud to serve”. The word ”are”, not ”and” is correct.”