{
  "id": 1723252,
  "title": "Osun Election: We worked with Accord to stop APC from winning – ADC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/osun-election-we-worked-with-accord-to-stop-apc-from-winning-adc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:49:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/18/osun-election-we-worked-with-accord-to-stop-apc-from-winning-adc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has disclosed the reason behind its disappointing performance in the recent Osun State governorship election. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this during an interview on Trust TV. He revealed that the party’s low vote count was primarily due to its collaboration with the Accord Party, which emerged victorious in the election. Abdullahi stated that ADC teamed up with the Accord Party with the intention of preventing the All Progressives Congress (APC) from gaining power. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the August 15, 2026 election, following his victory over his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC. Adeleke secured 511,067 votes, while Oyebamiji garnered 444,815 votes. Najeem Salaam, the ADC's candidate, received 17,180 votes, finishing in third place. Abdullahi emphasized that the ADC's performance was not considered a failure, as its primary goal was to prevent the APC from regaining power in the state. He explained that they identified the risk of opposition votes being divided and decided to collaborate with the Accord Party to counter this issue.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has revealed the reason for its poor performance in the just concluded Osun State governorship election. Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the party’s low vote count was due to its collaboration with the Accord Party, which won the election. Abdullahi said […] Osun Election: We worked with…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Election: 17 govs, 50 NASS members against one man – Davido on Adeleke’s victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/osun-election-17-govs-50-nass-members-against-one-man-davido-on",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:25:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}