{
  "id": 13208458,
  "title": "Alleged Mad Man Comment: Wike asks INEC to sanction Amaechi over inciting, inflammatory remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/alleged-mad-man-comment-wike-asks-inec-to-sanction-amaechi-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:42:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/915755-alleged-mad-man-comment-wike-asks-inec-to-sanction-amaechi-over-inciting-inflammatory-remarks.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mr Amaechi, the ADC vice-presidential candidate, reportedly said during the party’s town hall meeting in Benin City on Thursday that only mad people and thieves would vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The post Alleged Mad Man Comment: Wike asks INEC to sanction Amaechi over inciting, inflammatory remarks appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Wike urges INEC to sanction Amaechi over Tinubu supporters’ remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/wike-urges-inec-to-sanction-amaechi-over-tinubu-supporters-remarks",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:54:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Amaechi may face difficulty campaigning in Rivers – Wike warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/2027-amaechi-may-face-difficulty-campaigning-in-rivers-wike-warns",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:24:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}