{
  "id": 20053239,
  "title": "'Ancestors will cry in grave' - Aisha Yesufu on Keyamo's 48-hour ultimatum to NDC leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ancestors-will-cry-in-grave-aisha-yesufu-on-keyamos-48-hour-ultimatum",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T20:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/14/ancestors-will-cry-in-grave-aisha-yesufu-on-keyamos-48-hour-ultimatum-to-ndc-leader/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the NDC's national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, demanding an explanation for the party's decision to use the old national anthem during a recent town hall meeting in Lagos State. Keyamo condemned this development and asked Dickson to inform Nigerians within the given timeframe whether the party officially endorses the proscribed anthem as its national symbol. Reacting to the ultimatum, Aisha Yesufu, a chieftain of the NDC, expressed her disappointment in Dickson, stating that the ancestors of the South-South region would be saddened if the NDC leader chose to answer the minister's request. Yesufu accused Keyamo of watching the current administration desecrate the old national anthem and threatened that if Dickson responds to the ultimatum, it would lead to a fall that \"our South-South ancestry go cry for their graves.\"",
  "summary": "A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Aisha Yesufu, has reacted to the 48-hour ultimatum issued to the party's national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. DAILY POST reports that Keyamo, in a statement on Saturday, challenged Dickson to explain why members and supporters of the […] 'Ancestors will cry in grave' -…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}