{"id":112176,"date":"2024-05-28T00:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T23:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=112176"},"modified":"2024-05-28T00:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T23:41:03","slug":"change-of-national-anthem-by-legislative-fiat-cant-work-agf-tells-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/change-of-national-anthem-by-legislative-fiat-cant-work-agf-tells-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Of National Anthem By Legislative Fiat Can\u2019t Work, AGF Tells Lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1800237371623360883\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged members of the National Assembly not pass the Bill mandating the country to revert to the old National Anthem through legislative fiat.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nPointblanknews.com reports both chambers of the National Assembly had last week expeditiously pass a Bill for an Act to revert to the old Nigeria\u2019s National Anthem \u2013 \u2018Nigeria, We Hail Thee..\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But, Fagbemi warned that such an important Bill on the national anthem should not be done by legislative fiat.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the public hearing on the Bill organised by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters in \u00a0Abuja on Monday, AGF Fagbemi warned that the issue of National Anthem should not be treated with legislative fiat without giving Nigerians a say.<\/p>\n<p>He said as commendable as the move by both chambers of the National Assembly may be, on enacting law on the National Anthem or replacing the current one with the old one, Nigerians must be carried along for their required \u201cbuy-in\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The AGF said: \u201cIn some cases, the national anthem emerges from open national competition among interested citizens. In other instances, the proposed national anthem is subjected to plebiscite or referendum, before its eventual adoption or declaration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst the background of the foregoing, I am of the considered opinion that the revered issue of choice of a national item should not come into being only by legislative fiat, or presidential proclamation alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, it is my considered view that the decision to change Nigeria\u2019s National Anthem whether by replacing it with the old one or a new one, should be subjected to a wider process of citizen participation through zonal public hearings, resolutions of the Federal Executive Council, Council of State, National and State Assemblies, etc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outcome of this process is bound to be a true reflection of the wishes of the generality or majority of Nigerians.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged members of the National Assembly not pass the Bill mandating the country to revert&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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