{
  "id": 15461716,
  "title": "South-East APM chairmen reject Makinde campaign coordinators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/south-east-apm-chairmen-reject-makinde-campaign-coordinators",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T18:14:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/south-east-apm-chairmen-reject-makinde-campaign-coordinators/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) chairmen from the South-East have rejected the appointment of coordinators for the Seyi Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Council. They argue that this arrangement sidelines the party's recognized state executives and undermines internal democracy. The chairmen made their objections known in a communiqué read at a press conference in Abuja. They expressed support for Makinde's presidential ambition and his 'RESET Nigeria' agenda but objected to the creation of coordinatorship structures without proper consultation. The chairmen called for the dissolution of the state coordinatorship structures and the return of campaign materials to the respective state chairmen for distribution. They warned that the continued operation of parallel campaign structures could create confusion, weaken unity, and damage the party's organisational cohesion.",
  "summary": "The state chairmen of the Allied Peoples Movement in the South-East have rejected the appointment of zonal and state coordinators for the Seyi Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Council, describing the arrangement as one that sidelines the party’s recognised state executives. The chairmen made their position known in a communiqué read by the Enugu State Chairman, Ken Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "South-East APM chairmen reject Makinde campaign coordinators.",
    "Objections made in press conference in Abuja.",
    "Call for dissolution of state coordinatorship structures."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "South-East APM chairmen reject Makinde campaign coordinators",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/south-east-apm-chairmen-reject-makinde-campaign-coordinators-15462518",
        "published": "2026-10-18T18:20:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}