{
  "id": 17354326,
  "title": "70-year-old shouldn't be president, Peter Obi will end snakes swallowing billions - Utomi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/70-year-old-shouldnt-be-president-peter-obi-will-end-snakes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T05:45:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/31/70-year-old-cant-be-president-peter-obill-end-snakes-swallowing-billions-pat-utomi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Political scientist Pat Utomi argued that individuals who are 70 years or older should not hold the position of president in Nigeria. Utomi expressed concern that voting for such candidates would have allowed the country to save significant resources previously spent on medical tourism in Europe. In a post on X, Utomi stated, \"Men who are 70 and above have no business holding the most important seat in Nigeria which is the presidency. They will try to convince you that all you need is a good brain, not physical strength. But you may never understand how much of our resources could be saved if we had a president who didn't have to fly back and forth to Europe for medical reasons.\"\n\nUtomi further assured that if the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is elected as president, the issue of corruption will come to an end. He claimed that with Obi as the leader, the practice of snakes siphoning billions of government funds from public offices will cease. Utomi emphasized his commitment to holding both the individuals making false claims and the individuals involved accountable. He concluded his statement by urging the Nigerian electorate to vote wisely, stating, \"Vote wisely, my people.\"",
  "summary": "Foremost political scientist, Pat Utomi, has suggested that Nigerians who are 70 years and above should not be president. Utomi said Nigeria would have saved a lot of resources spent on medical tourism in Europe if the electorate voted against presidential candidates who are 70 years and above. Posting on X, Utomi wrote: \"Men who […] 70-year-old shouldn't be president, Peter Obi will end snakes…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}