{
  "id": 12027273,
  "title": "APC mocks Amaechi over mother’s drug comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/apc-mocks-amaechi-over-mothers-drug-comment-12027273",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T23:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/apc-mocks-amaechi-over-mothers-drug-comment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ridiculed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, after he claimed he was unable to afford medication for his late mother. In a statement released on Sunday by the APC's National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party described Amaechi as dependent on public office for decades, stating that he became \"destitute\" just three years after leaving his position. The APC also alleged that Amaechi sought the vice-presidential ticket in 2027 to continue his reliance on public funds, emphasizing that \"the Presidency is not a soup kitchen\" for the former governor. The statement expressed condolences for the soul of Amaechi's mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi, and prayed for her son's health and well-being. It further called for employment opportunities in Amaechi's hometown to provide him with a wage sufficient to support himself and his family. The APC believes that Amaechi's own statements reveal his unsuitability for the vice-presidential position, highlighting his previous claims of being broke and hungry while still receiving public benefits.",
  "summary": "The APC has mocked ADC’s Rotimi Amaechi over his claim that he could not afford his late mother’s medication, calling him dependent on public office. Read More: https://punchng.com/apc-mocks-amaechi-over-mothers-drug-comment/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "APC slams Amaechi over claim he couldn’t afford mother’s drugs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/apc-slams-amaechi-over-claim-he-couldnt-afford-mothers-drugs",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:20:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}