{
  "id": 1728434,
  "title": "ADC collaborated with Accord to defeat APC in Osun — Abdullahi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/adc-collaborated-with-accord-to-defeat-apc-in-osun-abdullahi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:52:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/adc-collaborated-with-accord-to-defeat-apc-in-osun-abdullahi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) worked with the Accord Party during the recent Osun State gubernatorial election to prevent the All Progressives Congress (APC) from regaining power in the state. The ADC's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, revealed this information to Trust TV on Monday following the election results. Najeem Salaam, the ADC's gubernatorial candidate, received 17,180 votes, while incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party won with a substantial margin of 511,067 votes, while his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC, secured 444,815 votes. Abdullahi explained that the ADC suspected opposition votes might be split, potentially benefiting the APC. This concern led the coalition to collaborate with the Accord Party.",
  "summary": "The ADC collaborated with the Accord Party in the Osun election to prevent the APC from winning, says Bolaji Abdullahi. This strategic alliance led to APC’ Read More: https://punchng.com/adc-collaborated-with-accord-to-defeat-apc-in-osun-abdullahi/",
  "key_points": [
    "ADC collaborated with Accord Party to defeat APC in Osun election.",
    "Najeem Salaam received 17,180 votes as ADC gubernatorial candidate.",
    "Accord Party's Adeleke won with 511,067 votes, outpacing APC's Bola Oyebamiji."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "ADC collaborated with Accord to defeat APC in Osun — Abdullahi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/adc-collaborated-with-accord-to-defeat-apc-in-osun-abdullahi-1731311",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:06:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Election: 20 of our members killed, 30 receiving treatment – Accord",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/osun-election-20-of-our-members-killed-30-receiving-treatment-accord",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:25:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}