{
  "id": 15261692,
  "title": "DLA disowns Taraba gov candidate over Tinubu endorsement, summons him for discipline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dla-disowns-taraba-gov-candidate-over-tinubu-endorsement-summons-him-15261692",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T19:36:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dla-disowns-taraba-gov-candidate-over-tinubu-endorsement-summons-him-for-discipline/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) has disowned the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu by its Taraba State governorship candidate, Aboki Bayonga. DLA stated that no authorization was given for such an endorsement. Bayonga had declared his support for Tinubu’s 2027 presidential bid at a forum of DLA candidates on Friday, October 16. The party summoned Bayonga to face the DLA’s Disciplinary Committee.",
  "summary": "The Democratic Leadership Alliance has disowned its Taraba governorship candidate, Aboki Bayonga, for endorsing President Tinubu for a second term. Read More: https://punchng.com/dla-disowns-taraba-gov-candidate-over-tinubu-endorsement-summons-him-for-discipline/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: G-100 coalition reveals when opposition will pick single candidate to face Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/2027-g-100-coalition-reveals-when-opposition-will-pick-single",
        "published": "2026-10-17T18:55:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "DLA disowns Taraba gov candidate over Tinubu endorsement, summons him for discipline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dla-disowns-taraba-gov-candidate-over-tinubu-endorsement-summons-him",
        "published": "2026-10-17T19:08:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}