{
  "id": 238695,
  "title": "Kogi East APC seeks governorship slot 10 years after Audu’s death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/kogi-east-apc-seeks-governorship-slot-10-years-after-audus-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T22:40:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kogi-east-apc-seeks-governorship-slot-10-years-after-audus-death/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Kogi East Senatorial District have called for the return of the governorship slot to their area, a decade after the death of former Governor Prince Abubakar Audu. At a strategic leadership conference in Abuja, 26 prominent APC leaders from Kogi East emphasized the need for healing old political wounds and repositioning the area politically. The stakeholders reaffirmed their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and Governor Ahmed Ododo’s second term, stating that the 2027 elections would be the party’s priority. They also called for a new framework for political power rotation in Kogi State, urging leaders from Kogi Central, Kogi West, and Kogi East to embrace dialogue and negotiate an equitable arrangement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}