{
  "id": 16546516,
  "title": "ADC, APM knock APC flag-off campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/adc-apm-knock-apc-flag-off-campaign",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:12:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/adc-apm-knock-apc-flag-off-campaign/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Opposition parties, the ADC and APM, have criticized the APC for a disappointing Northwest flag-off, predicting Nigerians will reject Tinubu in 2027. However, APC spokesperson Felix Morka dismissed the criticism, stating that the public can see what happened. The ADC's Presidential Campaign Council described the Kaduna rally as a \"monumental disappointment,\" accusing the ruling party of relying on rented crowds, empty seats, and recycled promises. ADC spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan alleged the APC paid people from the seven Northwest states and beyond to attend, yet the stadium with a capacity of 5,000 remained largely empty. He also questioned President Bola Tinubu's reported commissioning of road projects at the event, calling it troubling and casting doubt on the administration's performance. The APM and Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation accused the APC of deceit and a \"carnival of repackaged failed promises.\" They criticized Tinubu's promises of prosperity, continuity, and progress, noting that they offered no convincing reasons for Nigerians, particularly those in the North, to endure more hardship. The MDPCO also condemned the president's attempt to blame opposition parties for hunger and poverty, accusing him of plunging Nigeria into an unprecedented economic crisis. They highlighted the absurdity of the APC blaming opposition parties for Nigerians' suffering while failing to address the issues themselves. The MDPCO further criticized the president's inability to visit a claimed project site due to insecurity concerns, resorting instead to commissioning an incomplete highway inside the stadium. They concluded that the APC presidential campaign is on a trajectory to failure and that the decision to flood the event with security forces is a response to growing public rejection.",
  "summary": "Opposition political parties, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), have accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of “staging a disappointing Northwest flag-off,” saying Nigerians will reject Tinubu in 2027. However, the Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, said the comments by the two political parties did not […]",
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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."
}