{
  "id": 15024244,
  "title": "2027: Tinubu has run Nigeria aground, citizens don’t want to see him – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/2027-tinubu-has-run-nigeria-aground-citizens-dont-want-to-see-him",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T19:08:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/16/2027-tinubu-has-run-nigeria-aground-citizens-dont-want-to-see-him-hakeem-baba-ahmed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has criticized President Bola Tinubu for steering Nigeria in the wrong direction. Baba-Ahmed's remarks come in response to Tinubu's statement that he wouldn't campaign in every state. During the APC Presidential Campaign Council inauguration in Abuja, Tinubu emphasized the need to focus on governance, given the pressing bills to be paid. \"You’ve warned me not to allow the rigour of the campaign to distract me from governance, I hear you. I am in full agreement with your decision. Nigeria needs more attention now,\" Tinubu stated. Baba-Ahmed, however, disagreed, tweeting that Nigerians weren't expecting to see Tinubu actively campaigning. He added that Tinubu's appointees would be seen \"running around the country begging Nigerians to elect him again.\" Baba-Ahmed concludes in his post on X, \"Nigerians are not expecting to see him, nor are we surprised.\"",
  "summary": "The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has accused President Bola Tinubu of running Nigeria aground. Baba-Ahmed was reacting to Tinubu’s remark that Nigerians should not expect him to travel to every state to campaign. Speaking during the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, Tinubu […] 2027: Tinubu has…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "From 95,000 to 60,000 Pilgrims: How Nigeria lost Hajj seats, as citizens raise concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/from-95-000-to-60-000-pilgrims-how-nigeria-lost-hajj-seats-as",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:37:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}