AGF, others differ over National Assembly legislation on National Anthem

Fagbemi, who spoke during a public hearing on the bill organised by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, insisted that such an important issue should not be done by legislative fiat.

“The essence of the foregoing is to secure the buy-in and confidence of the people and to ensure that the anthem meets their collective aspirations and suits their contemporary socio-political conditions. In his submission, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, recommended that the scope should be expanded to include a robust issue on national identity rather than limiting it to a change of national anthem.

According to him, the National Assembly should widen the scope of participation in the process of coming up with such an Act for general acceptability. The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the re-election of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the Federal Government’s decision to extend single-digit interest-rate financing to media organisations in the country was part of President Bola Tinubu’s desire to support the media to thrive.Nigeria Chief of Mission of the International Organisation of Migration , Laurent de Boeck, has described the displacement crisis in the North East as one of the world’s most complex affecting over 2.3 million persons.

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