{
  "id": 18326924,
  "title": "Tinubu: 5 ex-govs in Adamawa not supporting you - Shettima slams ADC's Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/tinubu-5-ex-govs-in-adamawa-not-supporting-you-shettima-slams-adcs",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:22:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/05/tinubu-5-ex-govs-in-adamawa-not-supporting-you-shettima-slams-adcs-atiku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice President Kashim Shettima revealed on Thursday that five former governors of Adamawa State, including current Governor Umaru Finitiri, are not backing the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. During an All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign rally in Ekiti State, Shettima questioned why Nigerians would choose Atiku when he lacks relevance in his own state. Shettima pointed out that since the start of Nigeria's democratic era, there have been five different governors in Adamawa, yet none of them are aligning with Atiku Abubakar. He specifically asked whether Murtala Nyako, Umaru Finitiri, Shaibu Barka, Bala Ngilari, and Bindow Jibrilla are with Atiku, to which the answer to all is a resounding \"no\". Shettima emphasized that if a candidate cannot gain support from within their state, they cannot claim they deserve a nationwide vote.",
  "summary": "The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Thursday disclosed that five former governors from Adamawa State, including the current governor, Umaru Finitiri, are not supporting the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Shettima disclosed that the five former governors of Adamawa State were fully in support of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during the All […]…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}