{
  "id": 5581108,
  "title": "Peter Obi: NDC knows it can’t win 2027 election – Wike’s aide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/peter-obi-ndc-knows-it-cant-win-2027-election-wikes-aide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:03:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/04/peter-obi-ndc-knows-it-cant-win-2027-election-wikes-aide/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nyesom Wike's media representative, Lere Olayinka, declared during a recent appearance on Arise TV's Morning Show that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, led by Peter Obi for the 2027 presidential race, is aware they cannot win. Olayinka's comments come after the NDC's failure to field gubernatorial hopefuls in approximately 15 states nationwide. He stated, \"The party of Peter Obi knows they cannot secure victory; they are merely participating to assert their presence.\" Olayinka further criticized the NDC for not running candidates in recent Ekiti and Osun elections, asserting, \"Without a presence on the ground to solicit votes and handle the election process, how can one win?\" Despite this, Olayinka remains confident in President Bola Tinubu's party, the All Progressives Congress, securing another term in the upcoming January election.",
  "summary": "Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, which is fielding Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election, knows it cannot secure victory at the polls. Olayinka, who made the remark on Friday when he featured on Arise TV’s […] Peter Obi: NDC knows it can’t win 2027 election –…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Wike never hid support for Tinubu, says aide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/wike-never-hid-support-for-tinubu-says-aide",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:02:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "‘I won’t answer questions from you’, Wike’s aide clashes with journalist on TV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/i-wont-answer-questions-from-you-wikes-aide-clashes-with-journalist",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:52:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}