{
  "id": 11940792,
  "title": "Reject politicians who ignore your calls, messages, Ogun monarch urges residents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/reject-politicians-who-ignore-your-calls-messages-ogun-monarch-urges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T14:36:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/reject-politicians-who-ignore-your-calls-messages-ogun-monarch-urges-residents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has urged residents not to vote for politicians who ignore their calls and messages. According to him, public office holders who fail to communicate with the people they govern do not deserve votes.\n\nOba Akinyemi stated that a lack of communication destroys public trust, breeds misinformation, and paralyses governance. He listed several dangers of ignoring the electorate, including the breakdown of trust, suspicion of corruption, and the spread of fake news.\n\nThe monarch advised that responding to calls and messages is a key responsibility of any public office holder, and anyone who fails to do so does not deserve the votes of Ogun traditional rulers or citizens.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Don’t vote candidates who ignore your calls- Ogun monarch warns electorates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/2027-dont-vote-candidates-who-ignore-your-calls-ogun-monarch-warns",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:28:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Reject politicians who ignore your calls, messages, Ogun monarch urges residents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/reject-politicians-who-ignore-your-calls-messages-ogun-monarch-urges-11944689",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:58:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}