.As Senate passes bill for 2nd reading
Members of the House of Representatives have passed a bill to revert to the old national anthem.
The bill, sponsored by the Majority Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere, was taken through the first, second, and third reading, yesterday, amid opposition from some lawmakers.
The lyrics of the old National Anthem was written by Lillian Jean Williams, composed by Frances Berda, and sung between 1960 and 1978.