{
  "id": 17119145,
  "title": "Sowore slams Peter Obi over alleged ‘luckily, nobody died’ remark on doctors’ strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/sowore-slams-peter-obi-over-alleged-luckily-nobody-died-remark-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T19:52:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/29/sowore-slams-peter-obi-over-alleged-luckily-nobody-died-remark-on-doctors-strike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has criticized former Anambra Governor Peter Obi over a remark made during the prolonged doctors' strike in Anambra State. According to Sowore, Obi responded to the strike by saying, \"Luckily, nobody died,\" which Sowore described as \"the most callous statement I have ever heard from anyone.\" The strike, which reportedly lasted over a year, was addressed by Sowore in a post on X, where he also accused Obi of being \"anti-healthcare\" for failing to provide healthcare centers at the local government and ward levels during his tenure. Sowore concluded his criticism by questioning Obi's chances of making \"heaven.\"",
  "summary": "The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has slammed Peter Obi over a doctors’ strike in Anambra State, alleging that the former governor responded to the prolonged industrial action by saying, “Luckily, nobody died.” Sowore made the allegation in a post on X, claiming he confronted Obi during the Nigerian Bar […] Sowore slams Peter Obi over alleged…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Alleged cyber bullying: Sowore writes court, seeks adjournment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/alleged-cyber-bullying-sowore-writes-court-seeks-adjournment",
        "published": "2026-10-29T21:47:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}