{
  "id": 16375198,
  "title": "Akume: Any Northerner contesting 2027 Presidency is the region’s enemy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/akume-any-northerner-contesting-2027-presidency-is-the-regions-enemy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T20:16:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/akume-any-northerner-contesting-2027-presidency-is-the-regions-enemy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has made a controversial statement, branding any northerner running for the 2027 presidential election as an enemy of the region. The race to unseat President Bola Tinubu is currently being contested by Atiku Abubakar, the Democratic Congress presidential candidate from the North. During a pre-campaign meeting with Benue State residents in Kaduna, Akume emphasized that the power rotation agreement between the North and South was reached in Kaduna to maintain national unity. The SGF explained that anyone from the North seeking to contest the presidential election in 2027 is an enemy of the North since they have not had the opportunity yet. He urged Northerners to back Tinubu's re-election bid and wait until 2031 before attempting to return to the presidency, warning that individual political ambitions could undermine the region's collective interests. Akume also highlighted the President's fair treatment of all religions in appointments and his support for Benue State through numerous projects in healthcare, infrastructure, and education.",
  "summary": "Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Saturday branded any northerner contesting in the 2027 presidential election as an enemy of the region. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is the only prominent politician from the north battling to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the next year’s […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Atiku is North's enemy – SGF Akume drops bombshell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/2027-atiku-is-norths-enemy-sgf-akume-drops-bombshell",
        "published": "2026-10-24T14:24:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}