ANTHEM ROW: We sang new national anthem, NDC chieftain tells critics

A Nigerian Democratic Congress chieftain says party members did sing the new national anthem at Peter Obi’s Ikeja town hall, and he calls the claims false.

A Nigerian Democratic Congress chieftain, Joseph Osemudiamen Mawuli Orukpe, has denied claims that party members refused to sing the new national anthem at a Peter Obi town hall meeting in Ikeja, Lagos State.

Orukpe, the party’s candidate for Ikeja Federal Constituency, made the denial in a video posted on Saturday on the NDC Lagos State X account, Vanguard reported.

“Let me state categorically: That claim is false, misleading and completely unsupported by the facts,” he said.

Insisting he was present at the event, Orukpe said members sang the anthem. He accused some media outlets of circulating selected footage without showing the full video.

He also challenged critics to release the complete footage and accused elements of the ruling party of spreading a false narrative.

Orukpe urged Nigerians to reject what he described as propaganda and misinformation.