{
  "id": 15927250,
  "title": "He's just a Northern kid — Sowunmi fires back at Baba-Ahmed for calling Tinubu failure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/hes-just-a-northern-kid-sowunmi-fires-back-at-baba-ahmed-for-calling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T18:02:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/21/hes-just-a-northern-kid-sowunmi-fires-back-at-baba-ahmed-for-calling-tinubu-failure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Segun Sowunmi, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has criticized National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Hakeem Baba-Ahmed for labeling President Bola Tinubu as a failure. During an interview on Vanguard's Politics Hub, Sowunmi dismissed Baba-Ahmed's remarks, branding him a \"Northern kid.\" Sowunmi, who hails from Kaduna, expressed concern over the development of the North and questioned why resources allocated to the region have not yielded positive results. He urged Northern leaders to focus on their own actions rather than blaming Tinubu, citing the legacies of past leaders like Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello. Sowunmi further stated that Baba-Ahmed does not represent the entire North and referred to him as a \"rabble-rousing little rat.\"",
  "summary": "A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, has slammed the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, for describing President Bola Tinubu as a failure. Baba-Ahmed on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today, said Tinubu inherited a poor country with weak institutions, poverty and insecurity, but […] He's just a…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sowunmi criticizes Baba-Ahmed for calling Tinubu a failure.",
    "Sowunmi, from Kaduna, expresses concern over North's development.",
    "Sowunmi urges Northern leaders to focus on their actions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}