{
  "id": 15912018,
  "title": "Pharaoh can’t lead Nigeria to promised land - Makinde's camp blasts Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pharaoh-cant-lead-nigeria-to-promised-land-makindes-camp-blasts-tinubu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:52:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/21/pharaoh-cant-lead-nigeria-to-promised-land-makindes-camp-blasts-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has declared that President Bola Tinubu is incapable of leading Nigeria to prosperity, labeling his administration as a \"Pharaoh-like regime\" that has burdened Nigerians with hardship. In a statement released by their director of strategic communications, Richard Ihediwa, the campaign team highlighted the adverse effects of Tinubu's economic policies, including skyrocketing inflation, surging fuel prices, and widespread job losses. They argue that under Tinubu, Nigeria has witnessed immense suffering rather than progress, with rampant hunger plaguing the nation and the populace yearning for change. The organization contends that Nigerians are in desperate need of a new direction, and the only way to achieve respite is through Governor Seyi Makinde's RESET NIGERIA Agenda. This plan, backed by the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, emphasizes economic stabilization, job creation, national security, and the restoration of trust in government. Makinde's track record in Oyo State, according to the group, demonstrates his ability to replicate such success on a national scale. The MDPCO urges Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections and support Makinde, warning that the current election is a choice between enduring further hardship and ushering in a new Nigeria. The campaign further asserts that the APC has failed to fulfill its pledges since 2015, and Nigerians cannot bear another four years under Tinubu's leadership.",
  "summary": "The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation, MDPCO, has said President Bola Tinubu cannot lead Nigeria to the promised land, describing his administration as a Pharaoh-like regime that has inflicted hardship on Nigerians. The campaign team said this in a statement by its Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Ihediwa, stressing that Tinubu’s economic policies have worsened the […]…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Stop making life difficult for Nigerians with unrealistic policies, projects - Makinde to Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/stop-making-life-difficult-for-nigerians-with-unrealistic-policies",
        "published": "2026-10-21T15:01:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}