"Inexcusable Error": Woman in Police Uniform Who Recites National Anthem Wrongly Begs Nigerians
- The woman, who police uniform and recited the national anthem wrongly during the Conference for Senior Police Officers has come out to speak
- The singer, Mercy Isoyip, aka Descushiel, apologised to Nigerians and the police force for what she described as an inexcusable error.
- Descushiel promised Nigerians that she would be more careful in the future to prevent such incidents from recurring
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Owerri, Imo state - Mercy Isoyip, aka Descushiel, the singer, who wore a police uniform to recite the national anthem wrongly during the Conference for Senior Police Officers in Owerri, Imo State, has apologised to Nigerians and the police force.
The singer, who was mistaken for a policewoman missed the lyrics of the national anthem and the video went viral.
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In a post on her Instagram handle,@descushiel, she wrote:
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“I sincerely apologize for the error I made during the recital of the National Anthem, I know such errors are inexcusable.
“My good people of our country, please accept my apology, as well as my assurance that I will be more careful in the future to prevent such incidents from recurring. God bless the Nigerian police ♀️ force God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria”
Policewoman recites national anthem wrongly in trending video
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that some audience were left in shock as a woman in police uniform recited the national anthem wrongly in Owerri, Imo state.
The video of the female police officer missing words of the national anthem has gone viral.
The event, which was aired Live across TV stations has got Nigerians talking with many asking if the nation can go lower than this.
Senator asks Tinubu’s ministerial nominee to recite the 2nd stanza of the national anthem
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwom, asked Dele Alake, to recite the second stanza of the national anthem during ministerial screening at the Senate.
Mwadkwom said Alake, who will be the image maker if appointed as information minister by President Tinubu should be conversant with Nigeria’s national anthem.
Old Nigerian national anthem and pledge: interesting facts to know
What do you know about the old Nigerian national anthem? Most people don’t know much about it even though they consider themselves patriots. Let’s try to fix the situation and discover some interesting facts about the old anthem and pledge.
The first Nigerian anthem was called “Nigeria, we hail thee”. Its lyrics were composed a long time ago by Lilian Jean Williams. The music was written by Frances Berda. This was the first Nigerian anthem approved in 1960. However, in 1978 it was replaced with a new one. The substitute was titled “Arise, O compatriots”.
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