Tinubu and FEC Ministers Lead Singing of Old National Anthem at FEC Meeting

A viral clip shows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu standing with his cabinet as they recited the old national anthem ‘Arise, O Compatriots’ at the opening of a Federal Executive Council meeting. The footage, shared by AIT on 7 July 2026, highlights the reversal of the anthem change. In May 2024, the president signed a bill restoring the previous anthem that begins “Arise, O Compatriots.” Viewers have taken to social media to react to this moment, contrasting it with the anthem that starts “Nigeria, we hail thee.”

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