FEC adopts 2nd stanza of national anthem as official prayer

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has fully adopted the second stanza of the National Anthem as the official prayer at all public functions. The Minister of Environment, Hajia Hadiza Mailafia, disclosed this when she visited the Director-General (DG), National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Mike Omeri.Hajia Mailafia said FEC now recited the second stanza of the National Anthem as a national prayer in all its meetings and was committed to ensuring that all public functions followed this example.NOA had been advocating the adoption of a national prayer at public functions to engender the spirit of cohesion and unity, especially in supplication to God. According to the DG of NOA, the practice of saying separate prayers by different religious faiths at public functions divided the group ab initio along religious lines.Earlier the Ogun and Niger states governors, Ibikunle Amosun and Babangida Aliyu, respectively, had similarly adopted the second stanza as the official prayer at all public functions and schools in their states.The minister, who recited the new national prayer, commended NOA for championing the campaign and urged the agency not to relent in its efforts to promote patriotism, love and respect for national symbols.
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