{
  "id": 6085565,
  "title": "2027: Bauchi APC Crisis Deepens as Ex-Dep Gov, Aspirants, Thousands Dump Party",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/2027-bauchi-apc-crisis-deepens-as-ex-dep-gov-aspirants-thousands-dump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T02:16:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/07/2027-bauchi-apc-crisis-deepens-as-ex-dep-gov-aspirants-thousands-dump-party/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) internal crisis in Bauchi State has escalated, with several high-ranking party members resigning ahead of the 2027 general election. Prominent figures such as former deputy governor Alhaji Sagir Aminu Saleh, former governorship aspirant Captain Muhammad Bala Jibrin, and Hon. Sunusi Aliyu Kunde have reportedly left the party. The resignations have raised concerns about the party's internal cohesion, as the APC was expected to reconcile members ahead of the election. Despite reconciliation efforts led by the state reconciliation committee, aggrieved members have accused the party leadership of injustice, lack of democracy, and imposed candidates during primaries.",
  "summary": "Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The unresolved internal crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State has deepened, with prominent chieftains and former governorship and legislative aspirants resigning from",
  "key_points": [
    "Former deputy governor Alhaji Sagir Aminu Saleh resigns from APC.",
    "Captain Muhammad Bala Jibrin, former governorship aspirant, leaves party.",
    "Hon. Sunusi Aliyu Kunde among thousands of members abandoning APC."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}