{
  "id": 2578650,
  "title": "APC chairman slumps, dies during reconciliation meeting in Kogi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/apc-chairman-slumps-dies-during-reconciliation-meeting-in-kogi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T12:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/apc-chairman-slumps-dies-during-reconciliation-meeting-in-kogi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oyewole Mayowa Solomon, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, tragically passed away on Friday. The event occurred during a reconciliation meeting at Iyara, the headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Council (LGA). The gathering aimed to mend divisions, resolve internal disputes, and promote unity among stakeholders before upcoming political activities.\n\nThe meeting was initiated by former LGA Chairman, Funsho Olumoko, who called for a follow-up session after the previous meeting ended in deadlock due to a crisis within the party's leadership in the area. The deceased, along with other party stakeholders and high-ranking government officials, had walked out of the preceding meeting.\n\nOn the day of the meeting, Solomon reportedly collapsed and received immediate medical attention at the venue. However, he was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital in Kabba, Kogi State. The untimely demise has left the APC family in Kogi State devastated, according to Senator Sunday Karimi, the federal lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, and Hon. Salman Idris, the representative for Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Both senators expressed their deep sorrow over Solomon's loss, lauding him as a loyal, committed, and grassroots mobiliser who had significantly contributed to the growth of the APC in Ijumu and Kogi West.",
  "summary": "The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Oyewole Mayowa Solomon, has died. Solomon reportedly collapsed on Friday during a reconciliation meeting at Iyara, the headquarters of Ijumu LGA. The APC chairman was said to have received medical attention at the venue before he was rushed to […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "APC chairman collapses, dies at reconciliation meeting in Kogi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/apc-chairman-collapses-dies-at-reconciliation-meeting-in-kogi",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:49:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}