{
  "id": 15001747,
  "title": "2027: Step down if you are not working for Tinubu – Adeyanju to Peter Obi, Kwankwaso",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/2027-step-down-if-you-are-not-working-for-tinubu-adeyanju-to-peter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:17:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/16/2027-step-down-if-you-are-not-working-for-tinubu-adeyanju-to-peter-obi-kwankwaso/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju has urged presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to step down from the race, stating that they should do so if they are not working for President Bola Tinubu's re-election. Adeyanju, speaking on X, suggested that a vote for Obi and Kwankwaso would be a vote for Tinubu, as he believes they were working for the president ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yet, Kwankwaso defended his running mate, claiming that Obi is a popular figure in the South and that Northerners are being urged to support Tinubu. Furthermore, Kwankwaso disclosed his efforts to persuade Fulani groups to encourage Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, to withdraw from the race.",
  "summary": "Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju has suggested a step that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, must take to show that they are not working for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Adeyanju said Obi and Kwankwaso should step down from the presidential race if they are not working […] 2027: Step down if you are not working for…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Kwankwaso advancing Tinubu’s interests – ADC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kwankwaso-advancing-tinubus-interests-adc",
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:45:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "2027: ADC campaign accuses Kwankwaso of working for Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/2027-adc-campaign-accuses-kwankwaso-of-working-for-tinubu",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:05:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}