{
  "id": 17607933,
  "title": "Betta Edu Takes Tinubu’s Re-election campaign to Calabar traders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/betta-edu-takes-tinubus-re-election-campaign-to-calabar-traders",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T00:02:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/betta-edu-takes-tinubus-re-election-campaign-to-calabar-traders/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr. Betta Edu, Co-Director of the women Directorate for the Presidential Campaign Council, has taken President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's re-election campaign to over 5,000 market women and small-business owners in Calabar. Additionally, 500 petty traders received financial support of ₦50,000 each, totaling a ₦25 million intervention. This outreach featured empowerment initiatives, gift items, consolation prizes, and financial grants for participants. The event aimed to mobilise women for the 2027 general election and support the APC at federal and state levels. Participants expressed gratitude for the assistance, with one declaring, \"Mr President, thank you. God bless you. Cross River will vote for you and sweet Prince!\" Dr. Edu urged the women to maintain grassroots engagement and secure support for the APC across all government levels.",
  "summary": "Co-Director of the women Directorate for the Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Betta Edu, has taken the re-election campaign message of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, to more than 5,000 market women and small-business owners in Calabar, while 500 petty traders received financial support of ₦50,000 each. The outreach, which […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Oluremi Tinubu supports 500 Cross River traders with cash, gifts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/oluremi-tinubu-supports-500-cross-river-traders-with-cash-gifts",
        "published": "2026-11-01T10:10:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}