{
  "id": 2701756,
  "title": "2027 will Be Fight Between Nigerians and Oppressors, Says Kwankwaso",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/2027-will-be-fight-between-nigerians-and-oppressors-says-kwankwaso",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T02:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/23/2027-will-be-fight-between-nigerians-and-oppressors-says-kwankwaso/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has predicted that the 2027 general election will be a battle between Nigerians and those he calls \"the oppressors.\" He urged citizens to set aside political party lines and unite to save the country. During a meeting with a delegation of South-east leaders and KNN stakeholders, Kwankwaso said that dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs in the nation has created a strong desire for a political reset among Nigerians. He stated that the 2027 election should not be seen as a contest between political parties but as a crucial decision about Nigeria's future.",
  "summary": "•South-east KNN targets 5m votes for Obi-Kwankwaso Chuks Okocha in Abuja The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has described the 2027 general election",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}