{
  "id": 3612246,
  "title": "Mass presence of govs in off-cycle elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mass-presence-of-govs-in-off-cycle-elections-3612246",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:28:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/mass-presence-of-govs-in-off-cycle-elections/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "OBSERVATIONS by former President Goodluck Jonathan that governors, party bigwigs and political leaders are undermining Nigeria’s democracy by massing up in states where off-cycle elections are held are weighty. Therefore, the political class should stop abusing the privileges of their positions to undermine the country’s democracy. In a strong rebuke, the former president castigated the Read…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Mass presence of govs in off-cycle elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mass-presence-of-govs-in-off-cycle-elections",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:28:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}