{
  "id": 14196502,
  "title": "Wike: I made sure Ighodalo lose because of Obaseki",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/wike-i-made-sure-ighodalo-lose-because-of-obaseki",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T12:05:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/wike-i-made-sure-ighodalo-lose-because-of-obaseki/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minister Nyesom Wike admitted to intentionally working against Asue Ighodalo, the PDP candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, due to his opposition to former Governor Godwin Obaseki retaining political influence through Ighodalo's succession. This decision was a result of a coalition between the PDP and APC parties, which Wike believes played a significant role in determining electoral outcomes. At a stakeholders' meeting, Wike stated that the alliance between these parties was necessary to prevent Obaseki from producing his successor. He argued that despite being a PDP member, he disagreed with Obaseki's attempt to secure a successor and thus declined to support Ighodalo. Wike believed that his decision was justified as he felt supporting Ighodalo would allow Obaseki to retain his political power beyond his governorship term. Despite Ighodalo's strong efforts and the PDP candidate's visits to Wike's residence, Wike still refused to back him, maintaining that he had no regrets about his actions in the election.",
  "summary": "Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has admitted that he worked against Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, because he did not want former governor Godwin Obaseki to determine his successor. Wike said a political alliance involving members of the PDP and the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}