{"id":34036,"date":"2014-12-08T15:50:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T14:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=34036"},"modified":"2014-12-08T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T14:50:28","slug":"umahi-wins-ebonyi-pdp-guber-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/umahi-wins-ebonyi-pdp-guber-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Umahi Wins Ebonyi PDP Guber Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deputy governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. 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