Nigeria’s House of Representatives is stirring national conversation with a proposed bill seeking a return to the country’s pre-independence anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”
The current anthem, “Arise, O Compatriots,” adopted in 1978, has served as the nation’s rallying cry for over four decades. However, proponents of the switch argue that “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” better evokes a sense of patriotism and national unity.
Leading the charge is Representative Julius Ihonvbere, who anchored the bill’s debate during plenary on Thursday, in Abuja.
