The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday dismissed concerns by some All Progressives Congress governors that the proposed Rainbow Coalition could undermine the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout, Wike said the coalition was primarily aimed at mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and would not prevent politicians from contesting governorship and legislative elections on their respective party platforms.
The minister alleged that the opposition of some APC governors to the coalition was driven by their political interests, particularly attempts to influence the emergence of the next Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Wike specifically alleged that Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma, was positioning himself to become Senate President after leaving office.
His comments came days after APC governors declared that they would not support any political alliance capable of weakening the party or affecting its candidates at any level in the 2027 elections.
Uzodimma, at a meeting of APC governors in Abuja, said the forum would exclusively support APC candidates and would not endorse candidates outside the party.
Wike, however, argued that supporting Tinubu for President did not amount to an agreement to abandon candidates of other political parties in governorship and legislative elections.
