Tongues are wagging over the chanting of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign song, ‘On Your Mandate We Stand,’ during the budget presentation at the joint session of the National Assembly (NASS).
The NASS members seemed to have replaced the national anthem with the campaign song.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on Wednesday presented the 2024 budget proposal of N27.5trn at the joint session of the National Assembly.
While concerns have been raised about the projected expenditure of the budget, reactions have also followed the song of allegiance, ‘On Your Mandate, We Shall Stand’ which was used to usher in President Tinubu before he presented the budget.
Many social media users see the action as an aberration, where there is a national anthem.
See some reactions on X (formerly twitter)
@jeffphilips1: “On your mandate is not our national anthem, politicians need to be more serious in the country.
@MissPearls: “Majority of Nigerian politicians are mentally ill, they suffer from a chronic form of mass delusion and psychosis.
“How else do you explain Senators singing ‘on you mandate’ during the budget presentation?
“What happened to the National Anthem? There is absolutely no excuse for this madness.”
@Tutsy22: “This is despicable! What happened to our National Anthem?”
@aai_austin: “The chase for legitimacy has taken over the NASS.”
@GenerationFoot2: “Despicable and unassuming path they are threading.”
@Uchez105: “A country of caricature”
@johnlekky: “This is a disgrace, shame shame on all of the.”
@King_GeorgeA: “Why didn’t the PDP/LP and others stage a walk out?
@_yemia: “For those of you who choose to be objective, I hope you realise how much this amplifies the debasing of our institutions. We do have a national anthem.”
