Adekunle Gold: Timi Dakolo’s “Great Nation” Would Have Been Great National Anthem.

According to Nigerian musician Adekunle Gold, the song “Great Nation” by Timi Dakolo, his colleague, would have been a better national anthem than the one the nation eventually went back to.

According to the THE MATRIX, President Bola Tinubu signed the National hymn Bill 2024 into law on Wednesday, bringing back the traditional hymn, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.”

Adekunle Gold reacted by questioning why the government had not adopted Timi Dakolo’s “Great Nation” as the nation’s new anthem.

On his X handle, he wrote: “No one thought Timi Dakolo’s Great Nation makes a better anthem?”

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His post sparked mind reactions.

Here is THE MATRIX’s compilation of some of the reactions:

@jachukwu wrote, “If they were truly looking for an anthem that will steer up patriotism and love for the country it would have been that song.”

@CarmillaXander said, “Absolutely yes, that song could make the least patriotic Nigerian stand up and go ‘sasageyo’.”

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@Tyekooon opined, “The lyrics are too deep for an unserious country, hence.”

@xybox wrote, “It would make a beautiful anthem.

“When these old meddling politicians have left this world, I hope the future legislators will denounce this colonial special number of theirs and adopt ‘Great Nation’.”

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@BFMPLUS said, “Yes but it still carries the disputable and derogatory word: Tribe!!

We should stop describing ourselves as tribal people.

“No whiteman ever allows himself to be called tribe.”