{
  "id": 15361134,
  "title": "2027: Lagos Reps candidate alleges plot to stop NDC from contesting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/2027-lagos-reps-candidate-alleges-plot-to-stop-ndc-from-contesting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/18/2027-plot-to-stop-ndc-from-contesting-exposed-lagos-reps-candidate-cries-out/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Lagos State, Adefolaseye Adebayo, the candidate for Surulere I Federal Constituency under the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has alleged a plot to prevent her party from contesting the upcoming 2027 general elections. On her X handle, she stated that certain individuals were attempting to ensure the NDC was not on the ballot for the Surulere I Federal Constituency. Adebayo called for the INEC chairman to take note of this alleged conspiracy.\n\nShe claimed a similar situation occurred in the 2023 Surulere I House of Representatives election when the Labour Party was barred from appearing on the ballot. Adebayo accused the Labour Party's candidate at the time of colluding with those allegedly responsible for the exclusion, but she noted that no consequences followed this action.",
  "summary": "The 2027 candidate for Surulere I Federal Constituency in Lagos State under the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Adefolaseye Adebayo, has alleged that there is a plot to exclude the party from participating in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. In a post on her X handle on Saturday,Adebayo stated that some people were attempting to make […] 2027: Lagos Reps candidate alleges plot to stop…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "APGA raises alarm over attack on Reps candidate’s vehicle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/apga-raises-alarm-over-attack-on-reps-candidates-vehicle",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:33:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}