{
  "id": 7120157,
  "title": "2027: Why competence should decide Nigeria’s next president — Edo ADC chieftain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/2027-why-competence-should-decide-nigerias-next-president-edo-adc-7120157",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T15:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-why-competence-should-decide-nigerias-next-president-edo-adc-chieftain/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and former Edo State governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has urged Nigerians to prioritise competence over zoning, rotation or place of origin in choosing the country’s next president in 2027. Imasuagbon said the principle of rotational presidency was not provided for in the Constitution, urging voters to support a Read More:…",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Why competence should decide Nigeria’s next president — Edo ADC chieftain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/2027-why-competence-should-decide-nigerias-next-president-edo-adc",
        "published": "2026-09-13T15:02:04.000Z"
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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."
}