{
  "id": 16347241,
  "title": "'Atiku ran to Tinubu for help when he chased out of PDP' – Shettima",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/atiku-ran-to-tinubu-for-help-when-he-chased-out-of-pdp-shettima",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T16:04:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/24/atiku-ran-to-tinubu-with-tail-between-his-legs-when-he-had-issues-with-obasanjo-shettima/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticized presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. During the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign flag-off in Kaduna, Shettima alleged that Atiku had fled the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seeking refuge with President Bola Tinubu, the Lion of Bourdillon, when he faced harassment there. Shettima recounted how Atiku ran to Tinubu for political survival after being chased out of the PDP. The Vice President pointed out that Atiku had forgotten how Tinubu had supported him when he was politically stranded after his dispute with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the Action Congress, AC. Shettima deemed it ungrateful for Atiku to now seek to challenge his former benefactor in the 2027 general election, asserting that President Tinubu should be allowed to complete his term.",
  "summary": "Vice President Kashim Shettima has blasted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Speaking during the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign flag-off in Kaduna on Saturday, Shettima said Atiku ran to President Bola Tinubu when he was Lagos Governor with his tail between his legs. Shettima made the claims while recounting how Atiku […] 'Atiku ran to Tinubu…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Atiku Accuses Tinubu of Using 90-day Cost of Living Relief to Woo Voters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/atiku-accuses-tinubu-of-using-90-day-cost-of-living-relief-to-woo",
        "published": "2026-10-24T02:00:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Atiku to Tinubu: You can’t light fire of hardship, then blame your neighbours for the smoke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/atiku-to-tinubu-you-cant-light-fire-of-hardship-then-blame-your",
        "published": "2026-10-24T18:12:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Blaming opposition for hunger is ‘delusion’, Atiku tells Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/blaming-opposition-for-hunger-is-delusion-atiku-tells-tinubu",
        "published": "2026-10-24T18:26:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}