{
  "id": 2447244,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:14:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "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 expressed confidence in defeating Governor AbdulRazaq for the Kwara Central Senate seat in 2027. According to Punch, he made this statement after exiting the All Progressives Congress (APC).\n\nMustapha has since picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the 2027 senatorial election, as reported by Premium Times and Daily Post Nigeria. The PDP Kwara State chairman, Issa Bawa, presented the ticket to him.\n\nMustapha's defection has set up a major political battle in Kwara Central, with Daily Trust reporting that he is expected to face Governor AbdulRazaq, who has secured the APC ticket for the same senatorial district.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-21T22:50:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}