{
  "id": 12850494,
  "title": "‘Unfathomable delusion’ – Presidency hits Peter Obi over no evidence of winning 2023 election comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/unfathomable-delusion-presidency-hits-peter-obi-over-no-evidence-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:56:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/08/unfathomable-delusion-presidency-hits-peter-obi-over-no-evidence-of-winning-2023-election-comment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, has criticized the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for his \"unfathomable delusion\". Ajayi stated that the only explanation for Obi's insistence on claiming victory in the 2023 presidential election, which he finished third in, is unfathomable delusion. This comes after Obi initially claimed victory in the election, but later retracted his statement almost four years later. Independent National Electoral Commission records confirm that Obi came third in the poll. However, in a recent interview with BBC Africa, Obi again insisted that he won the election. Ajayi's harsh criticism was shared on his X post, questioning the reasoning behind Obi's continued insistence on winning a poll he did not win.",
  "summary": "The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, on Thursday, said the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is suffering from “unfathomable delusion”. Ajayi explained that only delusion would make Obi, who came third in the 2023 presidential election, insist that he won the poll, only to […] ‘Unfathomable delusion’ –…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Don’t say things if you don’t have evidence – Rufai slams Peter Obi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dont-say-things-if-you-dont-have-evidence-rufai-slams-peter-obi",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:25:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}