{
  "id": 7279003,
  "title": "I left Peter Obi because he has no plan for Nigeria — Datti Baba-Ahmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/i-left-peter-obi-because-he-has-no-plan-for-nigeria-datti-baba-ahmed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T08:48:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/14/i-left-peter-obi-because-he-has-no-plan-for-nigeria-datti-baba-ahmed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former running mate of Peter Obi, has revealed his reason for departing from the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential race. In an interview on Symfoni TV, Datti expressed his disappointment in Obi's lack of a clear plan for Nigeria. Despite having worked tirelessly for Obi during the 2023 election, Datti decided against supporting the ADC's candidate, Atiku Abubakar, or Obi himself, citing fairness as his guiding principle. He emphasized that he still stands by Obi, despite their parting ways.",
  "summary": "Former Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said he left the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, because he has no plans for Nigeria. Datti was Obi’s running mate for the presidency under the LP in 2023. After the election, Obi defected to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, before moving […] I left Peter Obi because he has no plan…",
  "key_points": [
    "Datti Baba-Ahmed left Nigeria Democratic Congress race.",
    "Obi lacked clear plan for Nigeria.",
    "Datti supported Obi despite parting ways."
  ],
  "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."
}