{
  "id": 14000798,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T16:50:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-wike-declares-self-tinubus-fct-campaign-commander/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has declared himself the field commander for President Bola Tinubu's re-election campaign in the FCT, pledging to coordinate the 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, with the aim of securing Tinubu's re-election and supporting APC candidates in the National Assembly elections. The minister emphasized the importance of working together for the success of APC candidates in the elections, regardless of the parties to which the participants might belong.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:32:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}