Adetunji Thomas

An icon of epoch cum sacrificial lamb

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@dipoaina1 Egbon @tokunbo_wahab

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@A_Adegite @JacobAmeh6 @instablog9ja It is people like you that make me believe that education is not a scam. God bless you real good.

[Senator Shehu Sani @ShehuSani]

Now that the war against terrorism is turning the tides against Bandits leaders in the North West,the CDS Musa,Defence Minister of state Mutawalle,NSA Ribadu and others should remain focused and not distracted.Any person genuinely interested in bringing an end to these evil kidnappers and mass murderers should support the current efforts and encourage them to do more.

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@OpeBee This is a good idea Ope

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@emekabk21 @OpeBee it's like somebody beat you to this. He almost got it right

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@tokunbo_wahab @GRVlagos E be like say this Ẹgbọn Toks go like vawulence gan. Whether it's obstacles or weeds ooo, please go and clear all of them😂

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@IdyEnang Congratulations Sir

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

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[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@Sadiq_Cyrus Congratulations to you Sadiq the ambassador of 222

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@MakingOfChamps This Admin deserves a national award😂

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@dipoaina1 @woye1

[Madam PresIdent: It is All About Nigeria @iyaboawokoya]

Why was the 1960 Old Nigerian Anthem changed?

The old anthem was changed in 1978 during the military rule of General Olusegun Obasanjo. There were no official reasons given for the change of the anthem but one must be reminded that this was during military rule and it was quite typical of the military to bring about change in the order of things without explanations adduced or without consultation with stakeholders as would have obtained under democratic rule. The decision was not subjected to public debate, but rather the Government simply announced that the anthem was to be changed and a competition publicly declared with a call for submission of entries for the words of the anthem. It was after words were approved that the Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of an officer that will be revealed later in this book then composed the music to the words of the new anthem.

Many reasons for the change of the anthem have somehow gained public traction and these are stated below:

(1) That an expatriate Miss Lillian Jean Williams, a white British citizen, had written the former anthem and it thus seemed inappropriate or non-dignifying for Nigeria to have her anthem written by a representative of the colonial masters. It would seem like Nigeria had not truly become independent and was still tied to the apron strings of the colonial masters.

(2) There were some phrases and words in the old anthem that seemed offensive to Nigeria’s national pride such as the use of the words “tribe” and “tongue” in the sentence “though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand.” The word “tribe” when used by Europeans in the colonial era had a derogatory connotation in the minds of the Europeans that presented Africans generally as “savages”. It was quite common in the pre-colonial and colonial periods for the British and Europeans generally to call Africans (Nigeria “savages” and to refer to African tribes as “those savages.” For example in the history page of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)’s website on the period of abolition of slavery, the predominant attitudes of the British was that they were masters and the Africans were slaves and that the slaves had a savage disposition. According to Roland Barthes (1915-1980), a French literary theorist and philosopher, the European during that era felt “the only reassuring image of the negro is that of the boy, of the savage turned servant”. Another evidence of the prevailing attitude of colonialists at that time was reflected in their education policy. In the Internal Journal of English and Literature in an article titled “British Colonial Education Policy in Africa”, Cagri Tugrul Mart reported that “European colonialism was established in the belief that “superior races” (believed by Europeans to be Europeans) have the privilege and the duty to civilize the less fortunate “inferior races”” (believed by the Europeans to be the Africans) and as James MacQueen the British geographer said “if we really wish to do good in Africa, we must teach her savage sons that white men are their superiors.” Thus the architects of the change of the national anthem were intent on erasing that colonial superiority complex and their view of themselves as being somewhat better than Nigerians and any inclination of that same view in the Nigerian anthem.

(3) It also seemed that some part of the anthem betrayed the origin of the lyricist. For example had a Nigerian written the anthem he would never have referred to his country as “native land” as contained in the line of the anthem that said, “Nigeria we hail thee, our own dear nativeland.” The colonialists referred to Nigerians as the “natives” thus the use of the words “native land” showed that an English person wrote the words and this again seemed derogatory especially as the word native also had the negative connotation of uncivilised persons akin to the word “savages.”

(4) The old anthem appeared to have outlived the message of optimism and promise and hope that it held for the citizens. When Nigeria became independent in 1960, there was a shared hope that the country was going to be an egalitarian society with all the attendant peace, justice, equality and oneness. A country that would be rid of corruption, but with all the troubles and struggles that ensued after Nigeria became a republic in 1963, the intrigues by the political class from 1963 to 1966 and the military coups and counter coups of 1966 and the bloodletting of these two coups and thereafter the civil war of 1967 to 1970, it seemed that Nigeria could not offer collective hope to her citizens. It was thought then that the words of the old national anthem had failed and new words, that would strive to direct the minds of citizens to the most positive inducements to the statehood of Nigeria as one indivisible nation had to be couched.

(5) Nigeria had fought a civil war and had also suffered so many coups and counter coups in which there had been loss of lives of great people. Many soldiers and citizens of Nigeria had died in the war on the Biafran side and same on the Nigerian side and at the end of the civil war Nigeria had remained one nation against all odds. This seemed a new basis to rekindle a collective unity. Also the death of Major General Murtala Mohammed in the bloody coup of 1973 was a loss of a worthy son, thus it was believed that a new anthem should move more towards uniting the people and appreciating their labour of love for the nation.

This is an excerpt from the Civics Book that I published for young people to explain why Nigeria has had 2 Anthems.

Is there a need to go back to an anthem written for us by a colonialists?

The words of the current anthem are so powerful. Some nation sing God save the King (Queen) an anthem we also sang before our independence. We do not sing to a person, but sing to out nation. Arise O Compatriots is a call to serve Nigeria. May this @nassnigeria not lead us into another inanity. The people who remember the old anthem are on their way to meet their maker (myself included). Do not take the children back to the past. It is not fair.

[Retson Tedheke (Sarkin Yakin Ga'ate) @RetsonTedheke01]

"I believe BOA shouldn’t operate on an individual level but through cooperative unions for farmer. Advantage is that is streamlines processes, the union bears the burden of risk and also the multiplier effect for growth."

@OpeBee This Has Always Been My Battle Cry. Stop Agricultural Productivity Financing that Focuses on Individual Smallholder Farmers. Focus on FARM ESTATES, Agricultural Hubs, Farm Cooperatives, Agricultural Industrial Parks, RUGAs etc.

They Will Manage The Outgrowers Scheme, They Will Setup Processing, Warehousing, Procurement Units and Production Plants For Value Addition.

Start With One in Every Senatorial District and We Have 109 Senatorial District, Fund them With About N10billion Long Term Loans and Mandate Them With Deliverables That Are Realistic But Focused on Job Creation, Food Productivity, Socio Cultural Stability and Food Availability, then Expand to The 360 Federal Constituencies, Then The 774LGAs.

Unfortunately, Politicians Will Always Do Political Things and They Will Go With the Listing Intervention and Support then Mess up Whatever They Want to Do.

@agbadovolution Technologies Powered @agbatoken will be the Ultimate Nigeria Agricultural Productivity Financing Solution to a Lasting overall Massive Jobs Creation, Food Security, Economic Sustainability, Cultural Integration and Socio Political Stability.

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[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@RetsonTedheke01 @OpeBee Ẹgbọn @woye1 please your attention is needed here sir

[Juliana Olayinka @JulianaOlayinka]

Nigeria is on the path to recovery. My summary of our IMF Spring Meetings outing.

[Nigerian Army @HQNigerianArmy]

#ThankASoldier 🇳🇬

VIDEO : Heartwarming welcome accorded to Nigerian Army heroic troops in the Northeast region after a successful operation in Sambisa and Timbuktu Triangle during Operation Desert Sanity III. This video clip captures the genuine and heartfelt welcome extended by the local communities to the valiant troops in appreciation of their successful operation.

[Arówójọbẹ @Kryptos_Nation]

This is a dataset for a sales company that I analyze using Excel and Power Bi
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[Abdullahi Badrudeen @bao_official_]

Fellow ID: FE/23/77529749
This is my Submission for the March Knowledge Showcase.

HR Dashboard & Analysis in MS Excel ✅✅

special thanks to @3MTTNigeria, @bosuntijani and @nesthubng for the life-changing opportunity.
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[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@Kryptos_Nation @bosuntijani @3MTTNigeria @3MTTSupport @FMCIDENigeria Well done Ademola

[Adetunji Thomas @tunjimas]

@bao_official_ @3MTTNigeria @bosuntijani @nesthubng This is really impressive Badru.