Whoa! Drama Has Ambassadorial Nominees Fail To Recite National Anthem, Pledge

HugeDrama trailed the screening of ambassadorial nominees in Abuja on Tuesday, as some designates failed to recite the national anthem and national pledge.


Specifically, while a nominee from Anambra State, Vivian Okeke, missed the last stanza of the National Anthem, another envoy from Niger State, Ibrahim Isa, failed to recite the National Pledge properly, even as a nominee from Benue State, Jane Ndem, told the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs that the capital of Lagos is Lagos.


Instead of singing “Peace and unity” in the last line of the first stanza, Okeke, who is among the 47 ambassadorial nominees, sang “Peace and integrity” instead.

Also, Isa, currently serving in Turkey, failed to recite the National pledge when asked to do so by the chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Monsurat Sunmonu.


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Rather than say: “… Her honour and glory” in the last but one line of the pledge, he said: “Her honour and integrity.”
However, it took the intervention of a member of the committee, James Manager, who corrected the nominees.

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