Former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has declared that she will not comply with the recently reinstated national anthem signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.
In a post on her X handle on Wednesday, Ezekwesili asserted that her right to dissent cannot be suppressed by what she described as an "obnoxious law" offensive to all people of good conscience in Nigeria.
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Ezekwesili stated, "Let it be known to all and sundry that I, Obiageli 'Oby' Ezekwesili, will, whenever asked to sing the Nigerian National Anthem, sing:"
“Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey
“To serve our fatherland
“With love and strength and faith
“The labor of our heroes past
“Shall never be in vain
“To serve with heart and might
“One nation bound in freedom, peace, and unity.”
She added,
“Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause
“Guide our leader’s right
“Help our youth the truth to know
“In love and honesty to grow
“And living just and true
“Great lofty heights attain
“To build a nation where peace and justice reign.
