{
  "id": 7535790,
  "title": "2027: Reps deputy spokesman backs Tinubu with new mobilisation group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2027-reps-deputy-spokesman-backs-tinubu-with-new-mobilisation-group",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T11:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-reps-deputy-spokesman-backs-tinubu-with-new-mobilisation-group/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "House of Reps Deputy Spokesman Philip Agbese has launched a new group, the Renewed Hope Labourers Network, to back President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. According to Punch Nigeria, this move is aimed at mobilizing support for Tinubu's re-election.\n\nMeanwhile, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Riliwanu Akiolu, has endorsed Tinubu's bid for another term, stating that there would be no vacancy in Aso Rock for the next four or five years. However, Phrank Shaibu, media aide to Atiku Abubakar, reacted to the monarch's endorsement, cautioning that Nigerians, not traditional rulers, will decide who becomes president in 2027.\n\nLagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has expressed confidence that President Tinubu will have a stronger chance of securing re-election in 2027 than he did during the 2023 presidential election, citing changed political circumstances and diminished concerns surrounding religion and regional identity, as reported by Daily Post Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘This is not the Tinubu we knew as Lagos Governor’ — Buhari’s ex-minister, Dalung",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/this-is-not-the-tinubu-we-knew-as-lagos-governor-buharis-ex-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:07:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: Atiku’s aide says Nigerians will decide as Oba of Lagos backs Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2027-atikus-aide-says-nigerians-will-decide-as-oba-of-lagos-backs",
        "published": "2026-09-15T10:30:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}