President Jonathan mourns National Anthem composer, Pa Benedict Odiase, Rolling Dollar

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  Rolling Dollar
• Today, President Goodluck Jonathan mourned two Nigerians connected with the music industry, eulogised them for their accomplishments and reassuring their families of their important legacies.
  
  According to him, Pa Benedict Odiase, the composer of the National Anthem who died yesterday, would always be remembered and honoured whenever the anthem which captures the vision of Nigeria as a great nation ...is played; and Fatai Rolling Dollar, whose career lasted over 64 years, that he will remain an enduring influence on African music.
  
  “President Jonathan shares the grief of all lovers of music over the death of the illustrious entertainer, master singer, guitarist and exponent of the native thumb piano who continued to perform and exhibit his unqualified love for the music profession at an age when most of his contemporaries had long retired,” an official statement said.
  
   He urged  Pa Odiase's family, former colleagues in the police and friends across the country to be consoled by the knowledge that the late police officer lived an exemplary life, and bequeaths an indelible legacy which will continue to inspire present and future generations of Nigerians to greater heights of accomplishment.