President Bola Tinubu has been tackled by experts over the new national anthem, saying the national anthem does not change the price of food.
Political analysts, Jideofor Adibe and Sani Yabagi stated this in an interview on Channels Television while speaking on the first anniversary of President Tinubu.
The President signed the bill into law on Wednesday which jettisoned ‘Arise, O Compatriots’ as Nigeria’s national anthem.
The experts noted that changing the national anthem at this critical time is a “shadowboxing”.
Adobe said, “That for me is shadowboxing. Is that the problem? I think they are leaving the substance to chase the shadow. What does it change? Does it change the price of food in the market?”
Yabagi stated that he thinks the introduction of the national anthem issue was a way to provide some relief to Nigerians considering the challenges with the economy and other issues.
He said, “I think it is a way of giving us a kind of breather. It is a way of bringing out some substance in the whole thing that is called Nigeria so that we will now begin to appreciate who we are.”
He, however, expressed concern that the old national anthem the country has now reverted to was written by the colonialists, saying “we are the pride of Africa, we shouldn’t bring sentiments or things that define us in a different way.”
Recall that President Tinubu signed the new national anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ into law in the early hours of Wednesday, Nigerians have since raised their concerns about the issue. Nigerians have reacted over the anthem in different ways, here is what X users have said.
