{
  "id": 14483022,
  "title": "Rivers, FCT will vote massively for Tinubu, says Wike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/rivers-fct-will-vote-massively-for-tinubu-says-wike-14483022",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:12:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rivers-fct-will-vote-massively-for-tinubu-says-wike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will overwhelmingly vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. During the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council at Abuja's State House Banquet Hall, Wike emphasized that he is the sole leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He stated, \"For me, as an opposition party member, as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, there are not two leaders of the PDP. I’m the leader of the PDP, so I speak on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party.\" Wike disclosed that he was appointed to coordinate Tinubu's campaign in the FCT and Rivers on the same day he learned the news. He pledged, \"By the grace of God, Rivers and FCT will vote massively for Bola Ahmed Tinubu.\" Wike warned coordinators that the APC's national victory would not be considered a success if their respective states failed to deliver. He cautioned, \"If you don’t deliver your state and the president wins, don’t say we have won.\" Wike also highlighted Tinubu's leadership and promised that state police would soon be established in Nigeria.",
  "summary": "FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has pledged that Rivers State and the FCT will vote massively for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Read More: https://punchng.com/rivers-fct-will-vote-massively-for-tinubu-says-wike/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rivers, FCT will vote massively for Tinubu, says Wike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/rivers-fct-will-vote-massively-for-tinubu-says-wike",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:12:54.000Z"
      }
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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."
}