{
  "id": 3232036,
  "title": "Tinubu outperformed past presidents in first term — APC’s scribe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tinubu-outperformed-past-presidents-in-first-term-apcs-scribe-3232036",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:50:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/tinubu-outperformed-past-presidents-in-first-term-apcs-scribe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu surpassed all other democratically elected Nigerian presidents in the performance of their first terms. Morka pointed out that when Tinubu assumed office, the economy was in \"a mess,\" but with the policies implemented by the APC-led government, Nigeria's economy experienced a \"turnaround.\" He emphasized that the evidence \"speaks for itself\" during an interview on Channels Television, defending the administration's work. Morka described Tinubu's predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, as a \"stopgap president\" who \"came to keep the country from tipping over the precipice,\" having served during 16 years of \"horrific maladministration\" by the PDP government.",
  "summary": "APC’s Felix Morka asserts President Tinubu outperformed past Nigerian presidents in his first term, citing economic turnaround and policy successes. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-outperformed-past-presidents-in-first-term-apcs-scribe/",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu outperformed past presidents in first term — APC’s scribe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tinubu-outperformed-past-presidents-in-first-term-apcs-scribe",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:26:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}