The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says the federal government has not allocated funds for the promotion of the new national anthem, contrary to reports on social media.
Lanre Issa-Onilu, the director-general of the agency, spoke
on Wednesday at the presentation of the official version of the new national
anthem in Abuja.
On May 29, President Bola Tinubu signed a bill reintroducing
the old national anthem.
However, there have been criticisms against the
reintroduction of the anthem.
There have been reports on social media that Atiku Bagudu,
minister of budget, said the federal government spent N814 billion on the new
national anthem.
Reacting to the claim, the director-general said the agency
has not received any funds for the national anthem.
“The NOA is a custodian for national symbols, which include
the constitution, the currency, the national anthem, the national pledge, the
flag, the coat of arms, and the seal of the president,” he said.
“So if there is any
agency that would have received that money, it would be NOA.
“I can assure you, as I speak to you, that the federal
government has not spent one naira or allocated one naira for the national
anthem. There has been no allocation of N814 billion.
“What we have done so far as the NOA is to rely on our
structure. With or without the national anthem, we work on a daily basis.”
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