{
  "id": 13997565,
  "title": "2027: Wike declares self Tinubu’s FCT campaign “commander”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/2027-wike-declares-self-tinubus-fct-campaign-commander",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T16:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-wike-declares-self-tinubus-fct-campaign-commander/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared himself the field commander of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT, pledging to coordinate the president’s campaign in the territory and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. At a stakeholders’ meeting of the Rainbow Coalition in Abuja, Wike unveiled a cross-party mobilisation strategy involving members of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party to secure Tinubu’s re-election. The coalition aims to work together for Tinubu’s re-election and the success of APC candidates in the National Assembly elections, setting aside political differences for the purpose of the election.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Wike declares self Tinubu’s FCT campaign “commander”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/2027-wike-declares-self-tinubus-fct-campaign-commander-14000798",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:50:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027 presidency: Wike declares self Tinubu’s FCT campaign ‘commander’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/2027-presidency-wike-declares-self-tinubus-fct-campaign-commander",
        "published": "2026-10-12T17:39:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
}