{
  "id": 19698464,
  "title": "Tanko finally breaks silence on why he dumped Peter Obi for SDP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/tanko-finally-breaks-silence-on-why-he-dumped-peter-obi-for-sdp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T19:43:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/12/tanko-finally-breaks-silence-on-why-he-dumped-peter-obi-for-sdp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yunusa Tanko, the former National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, has finally revealed the reason behind his departure from the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate Peter Obi's team. Tanko, who recently joined the Presidential Campaign Council of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for Prince Adewole Adebayo, explained that the group around Obi did not want him anymore. In an interview on Symfoni TV, Tanko stated, \"I respect Peter Obi, but since they don't want me, people who want me picked me up from the dustbin and made me a bride.\" Tanko was once a close ally of Obi, serving as his spokesman and Media Director of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation in the 2023 election. In September 2024, Obi appointed Tanko as the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement worldwide, but later removed him from the position in October 2026. Tanko informed both Obi and the National Leader of the NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, before accepting the SDP job. He emphasized that his relationship with Adebayo predates their current association, dating back to 2023.",
  "summary": "Former National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has finally broken his silence on why he left the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi a few weeks to the 2027 presidential election. Tanko, who was unveiled on Wednesday as the National Coordinator of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Social Democratic Party, […] Tanko finally breaks silence…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}