{
  "id": 9194105,
  "title": "2027 Elections: NDC hands Obi, Kwankwaso control of key campaign council nominations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/2027-elections-ndc-hands-obi-kwankwaso-control-of-key-campaign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:47:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/2027-elections-ndc-hands-obi-kwankwaso-control-of-key-campaign-council-nominations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has authorised its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to nominate several principal officers for the party’s Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. Under the arrangement, the two candidates are expected to nominate the Director-General, Deputy Director-General for the North, campaign…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: NDC gives Peter Obi, Kwankwaso power to pick campaign officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/2027-ndc-gives-peter-obi-kwankwaso-power-to-pick-campaign-officials",
        "published": "2026-09-22T15:55:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}