{
  "id": 8672949,
  "title": "2027: Over 6,000 NDC members defect to PDP in Enugu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/2027-over-6-000-ndc-members-defect-to-pdp-in-enugu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T11:38:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-over-6000-ndc-members-defect-to-pdp-in-enugu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Over 6,000 members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the defectors were led by Godwin Obasi and were received by the PDP leadership in Enugu, the state capital.\n\nThe defectors, who come from all 260 wards and 17 local government areas in the state, cited the NDC's choice of unpopular candidates for elective positions as the reason for their defection.\n\nThe PDP governorship candidate in Enugu, Chief Uche Nnaji, assured the defectors that they would be well accommodated in the party and criticised the current government in Enugu, saying it had failed in all its promises.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: NDC loses over 6,000 members to PDP in Enugu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/2027-ndc-loses-over-6-000-members-to-pdp-in-enugu",
        "published": "2026-09-20T06:58:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Over 6,000 NDC members defect to PDP in Enugu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/2027-over-6-000-ndc-members-defect-to-pdp-in-enugu-8674008",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:44:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}