{
  "id": 19173242,
  "title": "2027: Stop blaming opposition, tackle poverty - Sambo blasts Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/2027-stop-blaming-opposition-tackle-poverty-sambo-blasts-tinubu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:06:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/09/2027-stop-blaming-opposition-tackle-poverty-sambo-blasts-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu must shift his focus from blaming the opposition to addressing poverty in Nigeria, according to Arise News Politics Editor Sumner Sambo. Sambo made this suggestion during an interview on Arise Television's Morning Show on Monday. He argued that Nigerians are more concerned with the government's actions to alleviate poverty and hunger rather than the political blame game. Sambo urged Tinubu to present clear targets for poverty reduction, demonstrate progress made, and outline what Nigerians can expect if he seeks re-election. He emphasized that the President should say, \"Look, this is where I meet the poverty rate in the country. This is what I'm doing, and if you re-elect me, this is where I project that we will be.\" Sambo warned that the opposition facing Tinubu today is different from the one he was referencing in the past, and that the speechwriters for the President should put more emphasis on poverty reduction and less on the opposition.",
  "summary": "Arise News Politics Editor, Sumner Sambo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to stop blaming the opposition and focus on tackling poverty in Nigeria. Sambo made the call on Monday during an interview on Arise Television's 'Morning Show'. He said that Nigerians want to know what the Tinubu administration is doing to reduce poverty and […] 2027: Stop blaming opposition, tackle poverty - Sambo…",
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  "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."
}