{
  "id": 1856892,
  "title": "HYPADEC MD, Others Back Idris for Second Term Over Development Strides",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hypadec-md-others-back-idris-for-second-term-over-development-strides",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/19/hypadec-md-others-back-idris-for-second-term-over-development-strides/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Kebbi State, stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have reaffirmed their confidence in re-electing Governor Nasir Idris in 2027. The Managing Director of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, stated that his confidence is based on the governor's \"uncommon impactful\" leadership and the progressive socio-economic changes he has brought to the state in just two years. Yelwa highlighted several achievements, including the regular payment of scholarships, clearing scholarship debts, construction and rehabilitation of educational institutions, and payment of pension and gratuity to retirees. Other notable achievements include free farming inputs for farmers, construction and rehabilitation of hospitals and healthcare centers, implementation of economic empowerment programs, and welfare initiatives for vulnerable groups. The HYPADEC boss emphasized that the people of Kebbi feel indebted to the governor and are eager to support his re-election in 2027. The tour organized by Kebbi State Governor’s Media Team aims to showcase the administration's developmental strides and garner support for maintaining good governance in the state.",
  "summary": "Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Major stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kebbi State have reaffirmed what they described as “absolute confidence” in the re-election of Governor Nasir Idris",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}