Can you recite the National pledge?
Drama 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.
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.
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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*let me try ''I pledge to Nigeria my Country,to be Faithful,loyal and honest.....''
Sure. Stella i can, Will always récite it.!
ReplyDeleteYes Stella a lot of people can't not recite the nation's anthem and pledge, we may see it as a minor issh, but it matters.
DeleteI don't blame them jor. I'm sure none of them is less than 50years. Brain cells are dying already. And maybe it was the old national anthem that they learnt in primary school.
DeleteY won't dey forget when dey can allow peace and unity to reign
DeleteThis is what happens when u always sneak out of assembly ground on daily basis
DeletePortable,that actually is the case for all"school 2" pupils.
DeleteI hide my head in shame. Its like someone going for a job interview unprepared. That's why they are all useless in this ambassadorial positions they give them. They get to the countries and they cant even help their citizens in need. When they cant even recite their countries anthem and pledge.
ReplyDeleteI hope this will cost them these positions they seek.
Nonsense.
Lol!
ReplyDeleteWhen my 7 yr old nephew can recite it very well.
DeleteEnd time recitation
ReplyDeleteThem no go primary school ni?
ReplyDeleteI can bet my life linda eze can't recite either of them
DeleteJoe
Reciting the anthem nd pledge is like reading A B C
ReplyDeleteMake i try complete am .......Too serve Nigeria with all my strength, to defend our unity and uphold our honour and glory. So help me God.
ReplyDelete*to
DeleteTo uphold her honour and glory
Delete"Too" ni.
DeleteU failed too. It's "her unity", "her honour". Now can you forgive them as I have forgiven you?
DeleteI too know bv's
"Our" is "her"
DeleteThis is shameful. Deaf dullardinho, have u seen ur life outside.
ReplyDeleteWhoever that can recite national anthem got no business being an ambassador of any country. *Unpatriotic people
ReplyDeleteCan't u mean?
DeleteNigeria where the illiterate leads the literate. Smh
ReplyDeleteAjuefe asuamu. Hahahaha
Ify
Good for them
ReplyDeleteIf it was James you would just be hearing... " I rise to gbensh and gbensh".
DeleteHahahahahahahaha... where have you been sir? SDK gbensher 1!!!
To serve Nigeria with all my strength, to defend her unity...
ReplyDeleteHian!
ReplyDeleteSee the people we have in power...SMH
ReplyDeleteI pledge to Nigeria my country, to be faithful,loyal and honest, to serve Nigeria with all my might, to defend her unity and uphold her honour and glory, so help me God!
Arise o compatriots, Nigeria's call obey! To serve our father land, with love and strength and faith, the Labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain, to serve with heart and might, one nation bound in freedom with peace and unity.
O God of creation, direct our noble cause, guide our leaders right, help our youth the truth to know. In love and honesty to grow and living just and true, great lofty heights attain, to build a nation where peace and justice shall reign!
Wow! Can't believe I just typed all that.
Maybe Stella should ask us for the Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba versions.
To serve Nigeria with all my 'Strength' I mean...
DeleteNa real wa!
ReplyDeleteShame. And they expect students of these days to know their state and capital or names of their governors.
ReplyDeleteWait o.. even me sef no sabi am. Eheh
Names of Governors bawo???! I never think of my personal needs finish!
DeleteWhen I did that din pass
This is shameful and not supposed to be taken with levity.
ReplyDeleteHow can an ambassadorial nominee be unable to recite the national anthem or pledge?
This country sef!
Hahahahaha, and they are excited about it. Lol
ReplyDeletePffffff... Who national pledge don epp??? Biko it's no longer call pledge. Find another name for it
ReplyDeleteMk them ask buhari to recite, I can bet my left ass that he'll fail
ReplyDeleteBuhari was a military man. He might remember. Na their food be dat. National anthem and salute day and night. So your left ass is off.
DeleteBig shame to them. "capital of Lagos is Lagos".... SMH. how r they supposed to be ambassadors if dey cant recite their nation's anthem n pledge?
ReplyDeleteAkpabio wan laf kil himself... Future presido I c u.
ReplyDeleteAbeg..... I don't blame them ooooo..... They all need 'Intergrity'
ReplyDeleteShame!!!. No wonder they're all so useless in their designated countries.
ReplyDeleteHow can they serve Nigeria when they can't recite their pledge to the country? Isnt that enough to disqualify them?
ReplyDeleteIhekire Tony you are very stupid. Was it Buhari that did not teach Vivian Okeke English or sent her to school, idiot like you.
ReplyDeleteWho national Anthem epp? We wey sabi all the stanza them finish, with pledge and bride, why. Dem never find us come?...mtcheww
ReplyDeleteIf Isa is already serving in Turkey, why is he going through screening again? This is the issue when non-career diplomats are nominated for ambassadorial positions, epic failure!
ReplyDeleteAm sure most of our blog visitors cant recite it. what a shame
ReplyDeleteKia I for like watch the video so that I go laugh tire. Na only money(dollars) dey those people head. Just imagine
ReplyDeleteThis is very shameful. And these are the people nominated to represent this country in other countries!!! Zero! Zero! Zero!!
ReplyDeleteI pledge to Nigeria my country. to be faithful,loyal & honest ..... TO SERVE NIGERIA IS NOT BY FORCE ....��
ReplyDeleteI don't remember the full national pledge, but when we go for events in England where we have to sing the national anthem, the words are printed a sheet and placed on our seats before we arrive, or simply put on the screen. I must say for a long time I didn't hear the anthem because we never sang it in secondary school, A levels or at university.
ReplyDeleteDisgraceful act. Nobody should say; who Nigeria National Anthem helped?
ReplyDeleteIn other countries, before you are made a citizen; you are to recite the country's national anthem and swear allegiance to the country. A friend of mine failed Citizenship interview all because she couldn't recite the country's national anthem.
So, is very important you know how to recite it, especially when you are holding a political position.
They should be automatically disqualified, shame on them too.
I pledge to Nigeria my country,
ReplyDeleteto be faithful, loyal and honest,
To serve Nigeria to all my strength,
To defend her unity
and uphold her honor and glory,
So help me God
I pledge to Nigeria my country
ReplyDeleteTo be faithful, loyal and honest.
To serve Nigeria is not by force
To defend her unity
And uphold her honor and glory
So help me God.
How can they recite it, when they do not want peace and unity to regin in niger
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