{
  "id": 6949474,
  "title": "2027: APC fires back at Kwankwaso over promise to take care of Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/2027-apc-fires-back-at-kwankwaso-over-promise-to-take-care-of-atiku",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T16:12:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/12/2027-apc-fires-back-at-kwankwaso-over-promise-to-take-care-of-atiku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to Rabiu Kwankwaso's claim that he will ensure Atiku Abubakar is taken care of if the opposition candidate withdraws from the 2027 presidential race. APC's National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, criticized Kwankwaso's stance, accusing the opposition of hypocrisy and engaging in \"horse trading\" over a position they neither held nor were guaranteed. Morka described the opposition as \"whited sepulchres,\" filled with corruption and hypocrisy. The APC figure also highlighted that the opposition ticket has no rights to assume control of the presidency, given their lack of victory in previous elections. Earlier, Kwankwaso had reached out to Atiku, urging him to step down from the race and support the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket in the upcoming election, citing Atiku's age and potential health issues.",
  "summary": "The All Progressives Congress, APC, has fired back at the Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his offer to take care of Atiku Abubakar if the former vice-president withdraws from the 2027 presidential race. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, questioned the opposition’s confidence in negotiating over the presidency […] 2027: APC…",
  "key_points": [
    "APC condemns Kwankwaso's promise to care for Atiku if he withdraws from 2027 race.",
    "APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, calls Kwankwaso's stance hypocritical.",
    "Morka accuses opposition of corruption and lack of victory in previous elections."
  ],
  "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."
}