{
  "id": 19510625,
  "title": "Only Yari, Alake, Idris can speak for Tinubu campaign — Gbajabiamila",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/only-yari-alake-idris-can-speak-for-tinubu-campaign-gbajabiamila",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T15:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/only-yari-alake-idris-can-speak-for-tinubu-campaign-gbajabiamila/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has restructured its Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications to exert greater control over official messaging. According to a statement released on Wednesday, only three individuals are now authorized to speak on behalf of the council: the Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris.\n\nChief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General of the Council, Femi Gbajabiamila, explained that this change aims to promote a more cohesive, disciplined, and effective public engagement strategy. The statement emphasized that all previously named spokespersons will now be incorporated into the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications as regular members.\n\nIn light of these changes, the campaign council has also instructed media organizations to adjust their reporting accordingly. Radio and TV stations are urged to take note of these modifications and act accordingly, with the campaign delegating appropriate individuals for appearances as needed.",
  "summary": "The APC Presidential Campaign Council has reorganised its media team, authorising only Abdulaziz Yari, Dele Alake, and Mohammed Idris to speak for it. Read More: https://punchng.com/only-yari-alake-idris-can-speak-for-tinubu-campaign-gbajabiamila/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "NDC reacts as Tinubu’s campaign spokesman fails to demonstrate 112 emergency line on live TV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/ndc-reacts-as-tinubus-campaign-spokesman-fails-to-demonstrate-112",
        "published": "2026-11-11T13:38:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}