A Human Right Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Prof Mike Ozekhome has lauded the Federal Government for reverting to the old National Anthem, saying it was a welcome development.
Ozekhome noted that the change of the national anthem was long overdue.
The senior lawyer who spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, said he was happy by Nigeria’s return to the old national anthem, 10 years after he moved a motion for it at the 2014 National Conference.
“Bringing the old National Anthem back is well overdue. It has better lyrics in content and context, like the Senate President said. It is better than the other one,” he said.
“The name Nigeria and the flag should also be changed.”
It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024, into law to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”