Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said that national anthem alone cannot unite a nation, stressing that it is the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity that bring true unity.<\/p>\n
He made this statement while speaking at a special dinner organised to mark Democracy Day at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Sani also told President Bola Tinubu that he had aduty to succeed.<\/p>\n
He said in part, “Mr President, i will like to draw your attention to this fact and this truth, A national anthem cannot unite a nation, a national pledge cannot unite a nation, a constitution cannot unite a nation.<\/p>\n
“A nation is united by the ideals of freedom, a nation is united by equity and by justice.<\/p>\n
“This democracy was not a gift given to us by the military, it was not a lottery that we won, it was a product of struggle and sacrifice.<\/p>\n
“Mr President, you have a duty to succeed. If you succeed, we will share your glory becuase you came from the trenches, you came from that struggle, you came from that period of struggle.<\/p>\n
“Mr President, if you fail, they will say that those of you who fought for democracy have nothing new to offer Nigeria.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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