{
  "id": 15716105,
  "title": "NDC justifies decision to allow embattled Obuasi SHTS headmaster contest Juaben chairmanship race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ndc-justifies-decision-to-allow-embattled-obuasi-shts-headmaster",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T07:10:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ndc-justifies-decision-to-allow-embattled-obuasi-shts-headmaster-contest-juaben-chairmanship-race/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has defended its decision to allow Zakaria Abdulai, headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, to remain in the contest for the Juaben Constituency Chairmanship despite allegations of sexual misconduct involving female students. The party’s Functional Executive Committee (FEC) said its decision was guided by the principles of fairness, natural […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "NDC Retains Embattled Headmaster in Chairmanship Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ndc-retains-embattled-headmaster-in-chairmanship-race",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:38:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}