{
  "id": 1907372,
  "title": "Obi lost 2027 chance the day he left ADC — Fayose",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/obi-lost-2027-chance-the-day-he-left-adc-fayose",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:08:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/obi-lost-2027-chance-the-day-he-left-adc-fayose/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ayodele Fayose claims that Peter Obi's decision to leave the African Democratic Congress weakened his chances of winning the 2027 presidential election.\n\nFayose also discussed his own departure from the Peoples Democratic Party, stating that he left due to the problems caused by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, which he attributed to Makinde's ambition.\n\nFayose recalled that Makinde had vowed not to work against President Bola Tinubu and noted that Makinde's actions led to the party's problems, including the loss of the PDP structure in Ekiti State, which Fayose claimed was taken by Makinde.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "I left PDP’s carcass for Makinde, he promised never to work against Tinubu – Fayose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/i-left-pdps-carcass-for-makinde-he-promised-never-to-work-against",
        "published": "2026-08-18T20:58:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Obi lost 2027 chance the day he left ADC — Fayose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/obi-lost-2027-chance-the-day-he-left-adc-fayose-1909876",
        "published": "2026-08-19T10:26:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}