{
  "id": 14782996,
  "title": "2027: Tinubu ashamed to face the people, says Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/2027-tinubu-ashamed-to-face-the-people-says-atiku",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T18:11:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/2027-tinubu-ashamed-to-face-the-people-says-atiku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu for not facing the Nigerian people to account for his administration's performance. In a statement, Atiku expressed concern over Tinubu's intention to seek re-election while sending governors, ministers, and defectors across the country to defend the hardships faced by Nigerians over the past three and a half years. Atiku questioned Tinubu's urgency in attending campaign rallies when Nigerians were pleading for relief. He emphasized that families had been forced to cut meals, postpone medical care, and watch their earnings lose value. Atiku demanded that Tinubu face the people and explain his government's actions in making food affordable, providing access to affordable medicines, and creating decent job opportunities for young Nigerians. Atiku accused Tinubu of assembling a crowd of politicians to speak on his behalf, stating that he cannot fill an empty pot with surrogates. He criticized Tinubu for sending politicians to markets to manipulate prices, highlighting that the people did not receive a mandate in 2023 and that Tinubu did. Atiku assured that when Nigerians vote, they will remember the hardships they have endured and will not allow a crowd of politicians to stand between Tinubu and his record.",
  "summary": "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said President Bola Tinubu cannot ask Nigerians for four more years while sending governors, ministers and defectors across the country to defend the hardship of the past three and a half. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027 Presidency: Tinubu will defeat Atiku, Peter Obi whether he attends rallies or not — Showunmi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/2027-presidency-tinubu-will-defeat-atiku-peter-obi-whether-he-attends",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:45:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}