The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill proposing that the country return to reciting the old National Anthem.
The bill, which was sponsored by the Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere, was passed for second and third reading on the floor of the House during plenary in Abuja.
The bill will now be sent to the Senate for concurrence before being sent to the president for assent.
Ihonvbere represents Owan West/East Federal Constituency. He is a Professor in Political Science and has taught at the University of Toronto, Houston-Tillotson College, Austin, Texas and was a Program Officer in Governance and Civil Society at Ford Foundation.
He has Bachelors of Arts in History and Political Science from the University of Ife MA International Affairs from The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, Canada.
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