{
  "id": 16130021,
  "title": "Makinde: Obasanjo, Falae precedent justifies my 2027 bid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/makinde-obasanjo-falae-precedent-justifies-my-2027-bid-16130021",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/makinde-obasanjo-falae-precedent-justifies-my-2027-bid/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Seyi Makinde, has defended his decision to contest the 2027 presidential election against a sitting President from the South-West, citing the 1999 contest between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Olu Falae as a precedent. Makinde, who spoke at the APM South-West town hall meeting Read More:…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}