{
  "id": 4920677,
  "title": "Drug case: APM Asks Tinubu to quit 2027 race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/drug-case-apm-asks-tinubu-to-quit-2027-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:26:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/drug-case-apm-asks-tinubu-to-quit-2027-race/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withdraw from the 2027 election race. According to Yusuf Abubakar, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Tinubu's request, made to a U.S. District Court on August 28, 2026, to block the release of incriminating documents from the FBI and DEA, indicates his fear of being convicted. APM believes that the intense efforts by Tinubu's legal team to delay the case and prevent the release of crucial evidence is a sign of his guilt. The party argues that if Tinubu is indeed innocent, his lawyers should utilize the case to clear his name rather than trying to keep the evidence hidden. The party states that citing privacy concerns and the impact on Nigerian politics as reasons to stall the case demonstrates Tinubu's concern about the consequences of Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution, which disqualifies a presidential candidate if they are under sentence of imprisonment or fine for any offense involving dishonesty or fraud. Nigeria is a signatory to three major international treaties on drug and narcotic control. The party remains optimistic that the U.S. court will handle the matter fairly and according to the law. They insist that no individual, regardless of their political position, should be exempt from the law, especially in drug-related matters. The party advises Tinubu to withdraw from the race to spare Nigeria the embarrassment of the situation and urges all presidential candidates to be ready for public scrutiny of their records. The party points to the case of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández as a notable example, who was convicted by a U.S. federal jury in March 2024 on drug-related charges.",
  "summary": "The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to quit the 2027 election race. APM noted that the plea by President Tinubu before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 28, 2026, to block a summary judgment and prevent the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug […]",
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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."
}