{
  "id": 10653345,
  "title": "Sowore’s party, AAC, takes Tinubu vacation issue to court, wants NASS role made clear",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/sowores-party-aac-takes-tinubu-vacation-issue-to-court-wants-nass",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:13:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/sowores-party-aac-takes-tinubu-vacation-issue-to-court-wants-nass-role-made-clear/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Action Congress (AAC), led by its presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, has taken the extended vacation of President Bola Tinubu to court. They argue that the president was constitutionally required to inform the National Assembly before leaving the country for such an extended period. The suit, filed by the party’s National Legal Adviser, Inibehe Effiong, also questions the National Assembly’s failure to pass a resolution authorizing Vice President Kashim Shettima to take on the duties of Acting President after Tinubu’s vacation exceeded 21 days.",
  "summary": "As the extended vacation of President Bola Tinubu continues to stir debates, the African Action Congress (AAC) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to determine whether the president was constitutionally required to transmit a written declaration to the National Assembly before extending his vacation outside the country. The suit, filed on Monday by […] The post Sowore’s party, AAC,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Calling Tinubu names not an offence – Sowore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/calling-tinubu-names-not-an-offence-sowore",
        "published": "2026-09-29T05:32:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}