{
  "id": 5087941,
  "title": "Nigeria will overcome its challenges – Kwankwaso",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nigeria-will-overcome-its-challenges-kwankwaso",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T11:29:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/nigeria-will-overcome-its-challenges-kwankwaso/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Kano State governor and NDC chieftain Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has expressed confidence that Nigeria will overcome its challenges, as detailed in a recent Facebook post. Kwankwaso made this statement after meeting with NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi at the party's headquarters in Abuja. The meeting centered on strategies to expand and strengthen the party's presence, particularly in rural areas, with Obi's campaign focusing on a message of \"national redemption.\"\n\nKwankwaso elaborated that his collaboration with Obi is driven by a shared dedication to lifting vulnerable Nigerians out of poverty and decreasing the number of children not in school. Furthermore, the partnership aims to bolster small and medium-sized enterprises, enhance national security, promote unity among citizens, and transition Nigeria from a consumption-based economy to a more productive one.\n\nAs part of these objectives, Kwankwaso indicated that the NDC would continue to reinforce its grassroots structures and engage rural communities in its efforts to broaden its political footprint. Concluding his message, Kwankwaso expressed optimism about Nigeria's future, asserting that \"Nigeria will be OK.\"",
  "summary": "Former Kano State governor and chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will overcome its challenges. Kwankwaso stated this in a post on his verified Facebook page after he and NDC governorship, senatorial and other candidates met the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the Obidient Headquarters […]",
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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."
}