{"id":334864,"date":"2024-08-14T09:19:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T08:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=334864"},"modified":"2024-08-14T09:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T08:19:56","slug":"japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan PM Kishida to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Kishida\u2019s popularity began to decline shortly after he assumed office in 2021, following revelations about the LDP\u2019s connections to the controversial Unification Church<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his decision to step down next month, bowing to growing public dissatisfaction over political scandals and the rising cost of living that have overshadowed his three-year tenure. The announcement sets the stage for a leadership contest within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which will determine both the new party leader and Japan\u2019s next prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference, Kishida emphasized the importance of public trust in politics, stating, \u201cPolitics cannot function without public trust. I made this heavy decision thinking of the public, with the strong will to push political reform forward.\u201d The LDP is scheduled to hold a leadership election in September, where Kishida\u2019s successor will be chosen. The new leader will face the immediate challenge of restoring public confidence in the party while addressing critical issues such as inflation, geopolitical tensions, and the potential return of Donald Trump as U.S. president.<\/p>\n<p>Kishida\u2019s popularity began to decline shortly after he assumed office in 2021, following revelations about the LDP\u2019s connections to the controversial Unification Church. The situation worsened with the exposure of a slush fund involving unrecorded political donations at LDP fundraising events. Additionally, the public grew increasingly frustrated with the government\u2019s inability to ensure that wages kept pace with the rising cost of living, exacerbating the pressure on Kishida\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>During his time in office, Kishida attempted to shift Japan\u2019s economic strategy away from corporate-focused policies to those aimed at increasing household incomes. He advocated for wage hikes and promoted share ownership, diverging from his predecessors\u2019 trickle-down economic approach. His administration also navigated Japan out of the COVID-19 pandemic with significant stimulus spending and made notable security policy changes, including Japan\u2019s largest military buildup since World War II.<\/p>\n<p>As the LDP prepares for the leadership contest, potential candidates include former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Digital Minister Taro Kono, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. Political analysts suggest that the party must select a leader untainted by recent scandals to avoid a significant defeat in the upcoming general election, which must be held by the third quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kishida\u2019s popularity began to decline shortly after he assumed office in 2021, following revelations about the LDP\u2019s connections to the controversial Unification Church Japan\u2019s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his decision to step down next month, bowing to growing public dissatisfaction over political scandals and the rising cost of living that have overshadowed his three-year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":334865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"211693","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"0","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":{"override_bookmark_button":"0","override_show_bookmark_button":"0"},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[690,82159,15910,2862],"class_list":["post-334864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-japan","tag-kishida","tag-pm","tag-step-down"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Japan PM Kishida to step down<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japan PM Kishida to step down\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kishida\u2019s popularity began to decline shortly after he assumed office in 2021, following revelations about the LDP\u2019s connections to the controversial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-14T08:19:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1799\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73\"},\"headline\":\"Japan PM Kishida to step down\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-14T08:19:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":390,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Japan\",\"Kishida\",\"PM\",\"step down\"],\"articleSection\":[\"World News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/\",\"name\":\"Japan PM Kishida to step down\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-14T08:19:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives to speak at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. - Kishida confirmed on August 14 that he will not seek re-election as head of his party next month, meaning the end of his premiership. (Photo by Philip FONG \\\/ POOL \\\/ AFP)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Japan PM Kishida to step down\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS\",\"description\":\"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73\",\"name\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\"},\"description\":\"Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/adejayan_gbenga\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Japan PM Kishida to step down","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Japan PM Kishida to step down","og_description":"Kishida\u2019s popularity began to decline shortly after he assumed office in 2021, following revelations about the LDP\u2019s connections to the controversial","og_url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/","og_site_name":"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","article_published_time":"2024-08-14T08:19:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1799,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@withinnigeria","twitter_site":"@withinnigeria","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/"},"author":{"name":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73"},"headline":"Japan PM Kishida to step down","datePublished":"2024-08-14T08:19:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/"},"wordCount":390,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg","keywords":["Japan","Kishida","PM","step down"],"articleSection":["World News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/","name":"Japan PM Kishida to step down","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-14T08:19:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/AFP__20240814__36E43TQ__v1__Mockup__JapanPoliticsKishida.jpg","width":1799,"height":1200,"caption":"Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives to speak at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. - Kishida confirmed on August 14 that he will not seek re-election as head of his party next month, meaning the end of his premiership. (Photo by Philip FONG \/ POOL \/ AFP)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/japan-pm-kishida-to-step-down\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Japan PM Kishida to step down"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","name":"NEWS","description":"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization","name":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/x.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73","name":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong"},"description":"Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/author\/adejayan_gbenga\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}