{
  "id": 3674335,
  "title": "Tinubu lacks capable hands, they will keep messing him up – Ndume",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tinubu-lacks-capable-hands-they-will-keep-messing-him-up-ndume",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:14:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/27/tinubu-lacks-capable-hands-they-will-keep-messing-him-up-ndume/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian Senator Ali Ndume has criticized President Bola Tinubu for lacking capable individuals in his administration. In an interview with Arise Television’s Prime Time, Ndume stated that these \"incapable\" individuals would continue to cause issues for the President if he does not take action. The Senator made this remark following the discovery of fake agencies within the presidency, including the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), which was revealed by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in a recent investigation. Ndume criticized Tinubu for allowing \"kakistocrats,\" or incompetent individuals, to dominate his administration, leading to ongoing mismanagement and embarrassment. He emphasized that if the President had capable hands, such issues would not be occurring. Moreover, Ndume mentioned that after the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) investigation, more fake agencies were uncovered, and even Permanent Secretaries had to be suspended from their positions. Despite these revelations, Tinubu has failed to take appropriate action to address the situation, according to Ndume.",
  "summary": "The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume has said that President Bola Tinubu does not have capable hands in his administration. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday, Ndume said those “incapable” hands would continue to mess the President up if he did nothing about them. His remark stemmed […] Tinubu lacks capable hands, they will…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}