{
  "id": 767633,
  "title": "2027: Politicians lobbying university professors ahead election — Ex-INEC REC Igini",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/2027-politicians-lobbying-university-professors-ahead-election-ex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/13/2027-politicians-lobbying-university-professors-ahead-election-ex-inec-rec-igini/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mike Igini, has alleged that politicians have begun lobbying university professors and officials of federal agencies ahead of the 2027 general elections. Igini made the allegation while speaking at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue on Thursday. He said politicians were…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}