{
  "id": 3060557,
  "title": "Don’t quote Tinubu out of context, Aiyedatiwa clarifies flyover comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dont-quote-tinubu-out-of-context-aiyedatiwa-clarifies-flyover-comments",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dont-quote-tinubu-out-of-context-aiyedatiwa-clarifies-flyover-comments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has clarified President Bola Tinubu's comments on the construction of flyovers by state governors. According to Aiyedatiwa, Tinubu did not condemn necessary projects like the 2.38 kilometre Oyemekun-Oba Adesida flyover in Akure, the state capital.\n\nThe governor stated that the flyover was a necessity due to constant traffic congestion along that corridor. He maintained that the project was not a vanity project but a practical response to solving a decades-old problem.\n\nAiyedatiwa urged that Tinubu's comments should not be taken out of context, adding that the President said governors could build flyovers where they are necessary. The governor made these remarks at Cathedral Junction, where the flag-off of the flyover was done, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu’s stance on ‘unnecessary’ flyovers not targeted at Ondo – Gov Aiyedatiwa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tinubus-stance-on-unnecessary-flyovers-not-targeted-at-ondo-gov",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:22:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Don’t quote Tinubu out of context, Aiyedatiwa clarifies flyover comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dont-quote-tinubu-out-of-context-aiyedatiwa-clarifies-flyover-comments-3060729",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:26:16.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}