{
  "id": 10475331,
  "title": "2027: How Atiku asked me to make Peter Obi his running mate – Babachir Lawal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/2027-how-atiku-asked-me-to-make-peter-obi-his-running-mate-babachir",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T15:22:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/28/2027-how-atiku-asked-me-to-make-peter-obi-his-running-mate-babachir-lawal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has revealed that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, asked him to persuade Peter Obi to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and serve as his running mate in the 2027 presidential election. Lawal made this disclosure during an interview on Diaspora Digital Media. He […] 2027: How Atiku asked me to make Peter Obi…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘I’m not a man of divided loyalty’ – Babachir Lawal on why he didn’t work with Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/im-not-a-man-of-divided-loyalty-babachir-lawal-on-why-he-didnt-work",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:25:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}