{"id":1700,"date":"2025-11-11T12:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:50:39","slug":"tinubu-hails-soludos-re-election-pledges-fg-support-lauds-inec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1700","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu hails Soludo\u2019s re-election, pledges FG support, lauds INEC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated Governor Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election, calling the result \u201can affirmation of visionary leadership\u201d and promising closer federal\u2013state collaboration with Anambra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Soludo the winner of Saturday\u2019s off-cycle poll after he swept all 21 Local Government areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Craig David &amp; 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