{
  "id": 16321535,
  "title": "Kaduna debunks N2.3tn APC rally spending claim, says letter fake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kaduna-debunks-n2-3tn-apc-rally-spending-claim-says-letter-fake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T12:24:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kaduna-debunks-n2-3tn-apc-rally-spending-claim-says-letter-fake/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kaduna State Government has dismissed a viral letter as a fake and a deliberate fabrication. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the document alleges that Governor Uba Sani approved and released N2.3 trillion for the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna. The state's Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, stated that the claim is financially implausible because the entire 2026 Kaduna State budget is N985.92 billion. Punch Nigeria also reported that the government called the letter misleading.\n\nThe APC Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of plotting to discredit the campaign flag-off using misinformation, deepfake videos, and fake documents. Dele Alake, the council's spokesperson, alleged that the opposition has used misleading narratives to influence public opinion. This includes the circulation of a photograph showing a security vehicle on routine patrol near an APC billboard, which Alake claimed was being misrepresented as security personnel deployed to protect the billboard.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}