{
  "id": 13800004,
  "title": "Adelabu denies calling on Nigerians to reject APC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/adelabu-denies-calling-on-nigerians-to-reject-apc-13800004",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T21:16:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/adelabu-denies-calling-on-nigerians-to-reject-apc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Adebayo Adelabu, Nigeria's former Minister of Power, has refuted claims that he has urged Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu. The denial came in a statement released by his media office after a video from a 2022 interview surfaced on social media. The office emphasized that the video was taken out of context and was used to create a false impression of Adelabu's stance. Adelabu's office described the report as malicious, misleading, and intended to discredit him and undermine his loyalty to the APC and the President. They further stated that the comments were reflective of the political circumstances at the time and did not call for Nigerians to reject the APC or oppose Tinubu's presidency. Adelabu, they emphasized, remains committed to the APC and loyal to Tinubu, despite controversies in the party's governorship nomination process.",
  "summary": "Former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has denied calling on Nigerians to reject the APC, describing a viral video from 2022 as false and misleading. Read More: https://punchng.com/adelabu-denies-calling-on-nigerians-to-reject-apc/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Adelabu denies calling on Nigerians to reject APC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/adelabu-denies-calling-on-nigerians-to-reject-apc",
        "published": "2026-10-11T21:14:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}