{
  "id": 15723542,
  "title": "NDC Retains Embattled Headmaster in Chairmanship Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ndc-retains-embattled-headmaster-in-chairmanship-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:38:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/ndc-retains-embattled-headmaster-in-chairmanship-race/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has decided not to disqualify the embattled Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Mr Zakaria Abdulai, from contesting the party’s Juaben Constituency Chairmanship, despite allegations of sexual misconduct involving female students. The decision comes amid a criminal investigation into the allegations and the interdiction of Mr Abdulai…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-20T07:10:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}