www.thetrentonline.com/fg-moves-stop-opening-prayers-events/

Strong indications have emerged of the Federal
Government’s move to stop the saying of opening prayers at events across the nation and replace it with reciting the second stanza of the National Anthem.

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) led by
the newly appointed acting director general,
Ngozi Ekeoba announced the move on microblogging website, Twitter on Thursday,
March 24, 2016.

The agency wrote: “The 2nd stanza of Nigeria National Anthem is being promoted by the NOA as opening prayer at events.”

Although a handful of Nigerians kicked against
the move but the agency insisted that it was a
great step towards promoting the National
Anthem.

A source privy to the matter disclosed that the
agency rule is yet to be enforced as the agency is still consulting with relevant stakeholders on the issue.

“The new DG has been promoting it since she came on board, but she is also careful not to receive a backlash for the idea given the very religious nature of Nigerians,” the source said.

“So at the moment it is not been enforced but they are pushing the idea to many people, agencies, government departments and parastatals and many are okay with the idea.

The feedback so far has been positive.”

Nigerians, do you support the motion?---------------------------

Good idea...the prayer in the second stanza of the national anthem is an all encompassing, no group or religion is left out.

faaz24:
Good idea

Seconded

Great move

not until they add 'all looters should fall down and die' to that stanza.

Freegift75:


Seconded

We should all pray in our homes, enough of the hypocrisy at government functions....imagine Dino Melaye saying the opening prayers at an event and a Sani Yerima saying the closing prayer.

faaz24:

We should all pray in our houses, enough of the hypocrisy at government functions

Exactly!

Even the prayers Pastors pray every Sundays is more than enough. At official functions, the name of Jesus or Allah should be suspended

Enough of hypocrisy...!

moyakz:
not until they add 'all looters should fall down and die' to that stanza.

I will forward the motion to National Assembly for National Anthem reforms

O God Bless Our Native Nigeria
May Thunder Arise
And Strike All The looters
Oh Lord, we beseech d
Spirit Of God 4ce
Come to us now
And bless us

Wow! If this can be true, then it is a wonderful development

Freegift75:

I will forward the motion to National Assembly for National Anthem reforms
O God Bless Our Native Nigeria May Thunder Arise And Strike All The looters Oh Lord, we beseech d Spirit Of God 4ce Come to us now And bless us

exactly!!!

If the second stanza could be modified, with inclusion of thunder to strike all looters,______---------______ then that is C-H-A-N-G-E

If this will bring peace to the religious saga... I concur!!!

I support the move....many people don't even know our anthem has second stanza


Cindybella was here

I dont see any sense to this 2nd stanza if we cant do what is within, is not about singing it also but the content that matter

And u think this will solve religion bigotry

Cameleon72:
If this will bring peace to the religious saga... I concur!!!

cindybella101:
I support the move....many people don't even know our anthem has second stanza


Cindybella was here

Many people, including leaders don't EVEN know the first stanza recited in ENGLISH lol.

Many people don't know the origin or true meaning of Nigg.a Area aka Nigeria

Many people don't know the causes of the civil war, or why or how this colony was put together because it isn't even taught

Many people don't know who they are, thinking they are from another group(s), despite bearing Igbo name (Ifeanyi Okowa), bearing Yoruba name, ( Bukola Saraki), etc,

And after 56 years, some folks are still desperately looking for ways to promote what has been natural in other nations, using 2nd stanza of a anthem that does not even reflect their heritage.

Fools forever

the moderator neglects this serious National matter but if it is Tiwa or Tonto, it could have flooded FP. May God deliver you

best idea i have heard from this govt so far

senior123:
best idea STOLEN by this govt so far

They stole it from my thread ..

https://www.nairaland.com/2069069/first-stanza-national-anthem-should


Instead of acknowledging ingenuity, people are calling me a "Wailer"

Freegift75:
the moderator neglects this serious National matter but if it is Tiwa or Tonto, it could have flooded FP. May God deliver you

Just type lalasticlala ..and you won't have to talk much

Reminds me of nysc camp days

I know the people that will surely come for her head

Your guess is as good as mine

If this will give me light, then they can equally recite incantations

How does that help our economy or end fuel scarcity?

Ok

This looks good on paper, but what stops the dictator from substituting it with a verse from the Quran by 2019?

moyakz:
not until they add 'all looters should fall down and die' to that stanza.

Write to the NOA boss naa!

moyakz:
not until they add 'all looters should fall down and die' to that stanza.

I no fit laugh

Nice one. All encompassing!