{
  "id": 16922410,
  "title": "Jonathan: Rivers ADC tackles Magnus Abe over comment on Amaechi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/jonathan-rivers-adc-tackles-magnus-abe-over-comment-on-amaechi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:26:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/28/rivers-adc-fires-back-at-magnus-abe-over-comment-on-amaechis-plot-against-jonathan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a heated exchange over the past, the Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected former Senator Magnus Abe's assertion that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, worked against former President Goodluck Jonathan's 2015 re-election bid due to the North's turn. The ADC's statement, issued on Wednesday, refutes Abe's claim that Amaechi deceived voters by not supporting Jonathan because it was the turn of the South. The ADC's Publicity Secretary, Chizy Enyi, stated that Amaechi opposed Jonathan's re-election due to his belief that the former president had failed to deliver for Rivers State. Enyi emphasized that the decision was not based on regional preferences but on Jonathan's perceived lack of action for the people of Rivers. Moreover, Enyi affirmed that Amaechi never mentioned the turn of the South or North, and that the ADC rejects Abe's version of Amaechi's alleged statements.",
  "summary": "The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has dismissed claims by former Rivers South-East senator, Magnus Abe, that the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, worked against former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid in 2015 because it was the turn of the North. DAILY POST reports that Abe made the claim […] Jonathan: Rivers ADC tackles…",
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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."
}