{
  "id": 2443987,
  "title": "2027: After APC exit, senator boasts of defeating AbdulRazaq in Kwara Central",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/2027-after-apc-exit-senator-boasts-of-defeating-abdulrazaq-in-kwara",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T22:50:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-after-apc-exit-senator-boasts-of-defeating-abdulrazaq-in-kwara-central/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Senator Saliu Mustapha has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Daily Post Nigeria, he secured the PDP's senatorial ticket for Kwara Central shortly after resigning from the APC. Mustapha cited a misalignment with the party's path and a desire to focus on the people's interests as reasons for his departure.\n\nMustapha's defection sets up a potential battle with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has secured the APC ticket for the same senatorial district, as reported by Daily Trust and Punch Nigeria. Mustapha expressed confidence in defeating AbdulRazaq in the 2027 election, as reported by Punch Nigeria.\n\nMustapha's resignation from the APC followed months of disagreement within the party, according to Daily Trust. He had been associated with the aggrieved G15 bloc and had rejected aspects of the APC's governorship primary process.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: After APC exit, senator boasts of defeating AbdulRazaq in Kwara Central",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/2027-after-apc-exit-senator-boasts-of-defeating-abdulrazaq-in-kwara-2447244",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:14:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}