{
  "id": 13754504,
  "title": "2027: PDP candidate denies stepping down for Ebonyi gov",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2027-pdp-candidate-denies-stepping-down-for-ebonyi-gov",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T16:48:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-pdp-candidate-denies-stepping-down-for-ebonyi-gov/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Ebonyi State, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has dismissed claims that he will step down for Governor Francis Nwifuru ahead of the 2027 election. Punch Nigeria reported that Odii dismissed assertions that he had stepped down for the governor.\n\nDaily Post Nigeria reports that Odii stated he is in the race to win the election to address hunger and poverty in the state. He noted that his party gave him the ticket through consensus and said he is contesting to offer good governance to the people. Odii described comments by the Minister of Works, David Umahi—who stated he would approach Odii to step down for Nwifuru—as political manoeuvring. Odii added that while he respects Umahi, he has not been asked to step down and believes in the democratic process and the constitution.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Ebonyi PDP guber candidate, Odii denies stepping down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2027-ebonyi-pdp-guber-candidate-odii-denies-stepping-down",
        "published": "2026-10-11T15:22:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: PDP candidate denies stepping down for Ebonyi gov",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2027-pdp-candidate-denies-stepping-down-for-ebonyi-gov-13759350",
        "published": "2026-10-11T17:16:06.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}