Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed the reason behind the restoration of the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”

During his speech at the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Akpabio note that the 10th National Assembly came to an agreement with President Bola Tinubu to return to the old anthem in order to rebuild Nigeria.

The Senate President said, “We are diligently working hard to create a robust legal framework that will support the aspirations of all Nigerians.

We believe strongly that there is no stain in our country that we cannot erase if we stand together in brotherhood.

That is why we went back to that National Anthem, that though tribes and tongues may differ, though professions may differ, in brotherhood we stand.

We went back because we want to rebuild the future of this country; remembering that we may come from different tribes, different backgrounds, different ethnic groups, different tongues, but in brotherhood we stand.”

Expressing his confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s dream for Nigeria, he stated that he believes the President can rebuild the country in the same way he (Akpabio) rebuilt Akwa Ibom State.

He said, “I entered politics with a dream of my own, and coincidentally, one that aligns with our shared aspirations, to rebuild my state and to rebuild our nation.

“With that dream, I rebuilt Akwa Ibom State. My people can testify, and that was what Nigerians came to know as an uncommon transformation.

Together with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we can rebuild Nigeria. This is the formula: if our dream should ignite a tiny spark of aspiration amongst those gathered here, it will mark a pivotal moment for Nigeria, and the Renewed Hope programme will definitely be a success.”

He also urged the lawyers and legal practitioners to embrace their profession as agents of positive change.

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