{
  "id": 2006260,
  "title": "2027 Presidency: Tinubu will lose by 4 p.m. on election day – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/2027-presidency-tinubu-will-lose-by-4-p-m-on-election-day-hakeem-baba",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T20:05:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/19/2027-presidency-tinubu-will-lose-by-4-p-m-on-election-day-hakeem-baba-ahmed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has forecasted that President Bola Tinubu is likely to lose the 2027 presidential election by 4 p.m. on election day. Baba-Ahmed made this prediction while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, citing the country's high poverty levels, the non-existence of industries, and the President's detachment from the lives of ordinary Nigerians as reasons for Tinubu's defeat. He emphasized that a credible, free, and fair election would expose Tinubu's shortcomings, suggesting that the President would lose before the noon hour. Baba-Ahmed further criticized Tinubu for defending the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) publicly, arguing that no leader should endorse an electoral body when they are a contesting candidate.",
  "summary": "The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has hinted that President Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 presidential election by 4 p.m. on election day. Baba-Ahmed explained that Tinubu would lose if the election is free, fair, and credible. Speaking while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, he said: “There is […] 2027 Presidency: Tinubu will…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Bola Tinubu likely to lose 2027 election by 4 p.m.",
    "High poverty, lack of industries cited as reasons for defeat",
    "Tinubu defended INEC publicly, criticized for candidate endorsement"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}