{"podcast":{"title":"Nigeria Daily","slug":"nigeria-daily-4107529","podcast_index_feed_id":4107529,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1822052.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1822052","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/70w54w7jn3c5r9w0sh7ubgoow1u0?.jpg","author":null,"episode_count":1257,"summary":"In-depth analysis, incisive commentary and beyond the surface look at the top and trending news of the day.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:20:09.328828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nigeria-daily-4107529"},"episode":{"title":"Why We Asked Party Candidates To Sign Anti-defection Affidavits – NDC","slug":"why-we-asked-party-candidates-to-sign-anti-defection-affidavits-ndc","published_at":"2026-06-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nigeria-daily-4107529/why-we-asked-party-candidates-to-sign-anti-defection-affidavits-ndc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nigeria-daily-4107529","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1822052/episodes/19360483-why-we-asked-party-candidates-to-sign-anti-defection-affidavits-ndc.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1822052/episodes/19360483-why-we-asked-party-candidates-to-sign-anti-defection-affidavits-ndc.mp3","summary":"For years, political defections have remained a recurring feature of Nigeria's democratic journey, with politicians frequently moving from one party to another after winning elections. Now, the National Democratic Congress, NDC, has introduced a policy requiring all candidates seeking elective offices on its platform to sign anti-defection affidavits and indemnity forms, committing themselves to vacate their seats if they leave the party after winning elections. The move has sparked fresh deb...","meta_description":"For years, political defections have remained a recurring feature of Nigeria's democratic journey, with politicians frequently moving from one party to an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":920,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nigeria-daily-4107529/episodes/why-we-asked-party-candidates-to-sign-anti-defection-affidavits-ndc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nigeria-daily-4107529/why-we-asked-party-candidates-to-sign-anti-defection-affidavits-ndc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}