{
  "id": 767640,
  "title": "Nigeria’s political parties hijacked by elites – Mike Igini",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/nigerias-political-parties-hijacked-by-elites-mike-igini",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:41:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/13/nigerias-political-parties-hijacked-by-elites-mike-igini/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mike Igini, says elites have hijacked political parties in Nigeria. Speaking in Bauchi State, the former INEC REC warned that democracy is in danger if the trend is allowed to continue. He said: “We have identified the insubordination of internal democracy and fundamentally […] Nigeria’s political…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}