Popular singer Teni has reacted to the change of the Nigerian national anthem to the previous one.
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”
In response to the change, Teni said she would miss the previous National Anthem, “Arise, O Compatriots.”
She noted that she made so many childhood memories with the former anthem.
In her words;
“Arise o compatriots, I’ll miss you, thank you for so many childhood memories. Till we meet again, love SM.”
‘Arise, O compatriots’ was adopted as Nigeria’s National Anthem in 1978.
The lyrics were composed by John A. Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B. A. Ogunnaike, Sota Omoigui and P. O. Aderibigbe.
The Nigeria Police Band, directed by B.E. Odiasse, performed the anthem.
By the implication of the National Anthem Bill 2024 which was recently signed into law by President Tinubu, ‘Arise, O compatriots’ has now officially been replaced by the old anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ as Nigeria’s National Anthem.
Below is the reinstated Nigeria National Anthem.
