{
  "id": 627875,
  "title": "Nigeria’s democracy needs review – Jonathan, Obasanjo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/nigerias-democracy-needs-review-jonathan-obasanjo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:04:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/nigerias-democracy-needs-review-jonathan-obasanjo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo have called for a fundamental review of Nigeria’s and Africa’s democratic systems, arguing that the Western liberal model adopted by African countries has failed to adequately address their political, cultural and developmental realities. The former presidents spoke on Tuesday in Bauchi at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}