The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that some Nigerians can't recite the national anthem.
Lai Mohammed who was represented at the public presentation
of the “Mindshift Advocacy for Development Initiative” by Samuel Soughul, a director in the Ministry he
heads on Thursday October 17, stated that Nigerians must love everything
associated with the country including their compatriots.
“I think we are making progress. I won’t say all, there are
few bad eggs in our society that are forming the clog in the wheel of our
progress. Let’s start from basics,” he said.
“If you love your country, you must love anything that is
associated with your country. You love your country and you love your
countrymen, you love the paraphernalia of the state.
“The national anthem, some of us cannot read, cannot recite,
cannot write. Is it the currency of the country, Naira, that we abuse? Is it
the constitution that we do not obey its provisions? We have a lot to say but
the future is still bright.
“In 1976, there was a desire by Prof. Felicia Adewole to
come up with a contract for citizens to sign with their country, Nigeria, and
she made a draft which was proved right. That is what we have today as a
national pledge.
“By following that pledge, we will not have turbulence
around our homes, we will not need bullet-proof vehicles, we will be our
brother’s keeper.
“Now, President Muhammadu Buhari, having viewed this with
concerns launched a value-reorientation campaign ‘Change begins with me’. This
campaign is not a slogan and it should not be associated with party slogan as
such. It is a patriotic slogan and campaign – a value-reorientation campaign.
“What it means is that the change we want should start with
us instead of pointing accusing fingers.”
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