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 NDC opted for the old national anthem during a recent town hall meeting in Lagos State.
The minister, who condemned the development, asked Dickson to tell Nigerians within 48 hours whether the party officially endorses the use of a proscribed anthem as its national symbol.
Reacting, Yesufu, in a post on her X handle, said Dickson would disappoint his people if he responded to Keyamo’s ultimatum.
She argued that the ancestors of the South-South region would be disappointed if the NDC leader chose to answer the minister.
She accused Keyamo of watching while the current administration desecrated the old national anthem.
According to her, if the NDC leader responds “then he fall hand.” Proper falling! Our South-South ancestry go cry for their graves”, she wrote.
Keyamo has been one of the notable critics of the NDC and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as he repeatedly tries to undermine the chances of the former governor of Anambra State to win the forthcoming election.
