{
  "id": 17229186,
  "title": "INEC omission boosted NDC’s support base, popularity — Gwarzo’s spokesman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/inec-omission-boosted-ndcs-support-base-popularity-gwarzos-spokesman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:22:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/inec-omission-boosted-ndcs-support-base-popularity-gwarzos-spokesman/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The spokesperson for Aminu Gwarzo, the Kano State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, has said the controversy surrounding the omission and subsequent restoration of his principal’s name by the Independent National Electoral Commission has increased the party’s popularity ahead of the 2027 election. Reacting on Friday to INEC’s restoration of Read…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: INEC controversy has made NDC more popular in Kano – Gwarzo’s aide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/2027-inec-controversy-has-made-ndc-more-popular-in-kano-gwarzos-aide",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:05:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}