{
  "id": 6425539,
  "title": "2027: North West ADC gov’ship candidates Promise N110 minimum wage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/2027-north-west-adc-govship-candidates-promise-n110-minimum-wage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:25:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/2027-north-west-adc-govship-candidates-promise-n110-minimum-wage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the 2027 general elections approach, candidates from the seven North West states united under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have pledged to implement a minimum wage of ₦110,000 for workers in their respective regions. Former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who represents the ADC in Kebbi State, expressed dissatisfaction with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors for their failure to protect and execute projects that could uplift the region's impoverished citizens. The signing of the \"Northwest ADC Governorship Candidates’ Compact 2027–2031\" took place on Wednesday, as INEC approved the start of campaigning. Malami highlighted the crisis-ridden nature of the region, with over 16,000 lives lost to insecurity between June 2023 and August 2026, and more than 1,583 kidnapping incidents since January 2023 that have displaced thousands of families and left thousands of hectares of farmland abandoned. The candidates aim to reorient governance, restore peace, and improve the lives of citizens by reforming and responsibly managing public resources. Insecurity has severely impacted the region, causing hunger, driving children out of school, and denying them the education necessary to combat future banditry and kidnappings. Malami vowed to take deliberate measures to reverse the unacceptable reality of public resources not translating into better living conditions for the people. He also called for the release of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.",
  "summary": "Ahead of the 2027 general elections, governorship candidates of the seven North West states under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have signed signed a development covenant for the socio-economic emancipation of the region. The declaration entitled “Northwest ADC Governorship Candidates’ Compact 2027–2031” is aimed at protecting citizens through reform and how to […]",
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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."
}