10 Trending Reactions to New National Anthem (Photos)

In case you don't know what's going on in Nigeria, president Bola Tinubu according to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024 titled "Nigeria We Hail Thee." The revelation was made today, Wednesday, and announced during a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver Jubilee Of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. It was sung for the first time as well during the occasion, and here's the video of that.

Reacting to the new national anthem, people have had a lot to say. Here are the 10 most trending ones right now.

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Actress Jemima Osunde posted saying about the new national anthem:

It’s like having stage 3 cancer but you’re prioritizing your micro blading appointment over the doctors 😭😩🤣🤣🤣.

This country is funny mahn.

TWO

Twitter user @hackSultan said:

They’re selling 4 pepper for 500 naira but I should be learning a new national anthem…

THREE

OAP Osi Suave said:

You abandon the National anthem written by a Nigerian to adopt one written by a foreigner.

Like make it make sense

FOUR

Influential Oby Ezekwesili made a public service announcement letting it be known that the only national anthem she sings is the original. She said:

*Public Service Announcement*

Let it be known to all and sundry that I, Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili shall whenever asked to sing the Nigerian National Anthem sing "Arise O Compatriots." This is my own National Anthem and let it be known that no one can suppress my right to dissent an obnoxious “law” that is repugnant to all that is of good conscience in Nigeria.

Whatever else is #NotMyNationalAnthem.

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User @tomiwebstr said:

I couldn’t even care less about what national anthem nigeria has, it’s just the sheer audacity of doing something as futile & pointless as that when the entire country is in ruins that’s doing my head in

SIX

Singer Joeboy shared the same sentiment saying:

Of all the problems Nigerians have to deal with,changing the national anthem is priority? Okay naw.

SEVEN

@Emeneks said:

Maybe if we keep singing the anthem, dollar will come down

EIGHT

Singer Adekunle Gold asked:

No one thought Timi Dakolo’s Great Nation makes a better anthem?

NINE

My personal favorite is from @skinnyniggr who said:

Turkey is 6500 per kilo now but i should go and learn a new Arise o compatriots

TEN.

Finally, senator, Ahmad Satomi actually asked the senate the question a lot of Nigerians want to know after this new decree:

“How will this National Anthem bill help to solve hunger, insecurity?”

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