{
  "id": 15549370,
  "title": "ADC-PCC: Kwankwaso Can’t Distract Us, His Response Exposes Alleged Deal With Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/adc-pcc-kwankwaso-cant-distract-us-his-response-exposes-alleged-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:19:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/19/adc-pcc-kwankwaso-cant-distract-us-his-response-exposes-alleged-deal-with-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Senator Atiku Abubakar's response to their earlier statement as a diversionary tactic, insisting that the focus should be on holding the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) accountable for its failures. The ADC-PCC had previously advised Kwankwaso to stop attacking Atiku and instead concentrate on the economic hardships, insecurity, and declining living standards facing Nigerians. The ADC-PCC's Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, asserted that Kwankwaso's response did not address their concerns and instead diverted attention to the ADC presidential candidate. The Council questioned Kwankwaso's priorities as an opposition leader, asking why he was making Atiku a point of contention rather than addressing the policies of the APC that have exacerbated issues such as hunger, insecurity, high fuel prices, and the depreciating value of the naira. They emphasized that Nigerians are more preoccupied with the daily struggles caused by the APC-led government's economic policies than with political exchanges among opposition figures.",
  "summary": "But the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Kwankwaso’s response to its earlier statement as diversionary, insisting that his reaction has further raised questions about his political",
  "key_points": [
    "ADC-PCC dismisses Atiku's response as diversionary tactic",
    "Kwankwaso's reply fails to address ADC's economic concerns",
    "Opposition leader questions Atiku focus instead of APC policies"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Internal friction among opposition leaders threatens to shift public scrutiny away from the ruling party's economic failures and toward personal political disputes that do little to address national hardships.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}