2027: Wike's Rainbow Coalition Unveils Adopted Candidates in Rivers, Backs Tinubu's Second Term Bid
The coalition said its list spans governorship, Senate and assembly races, and it will back Tinubu for a second term.
- On Tuesday, the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State unveiled its 2027 election candidates, with members from the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress pledging support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike formed the coalition to unite politicians across party lines and prevent political divisions in Rivers State.
- Candidates include APC's Kingsley Chinda for governor and Major Jack as deputy, with senatorial nominees Felix Amaechi Obua and Allwell Iheanacho for APC, and Olaka Johnson Nwogu for PDP.
- During the event, Wike criticized Atiku Abubakar, claiming his word cannot be trusted following their sour relationship after the 2022 Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary.
- Wike also attacked former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, alleging he failed to account for proceeds from the state's $308 million gas turbine sale in 2014, with judicial findings surviving Supreme Court appeals.
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He's no man you can trust, I pray you don't know him - Wike blasts Atiku
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has blasted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Speaking during the unveiling of candidates supported by the Rainbow Coalition in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Wike said Atiku is not a man whose word can be taken seriously. The minister said he was […] He's no man you can trust, I pray you don't know him - Wike blasts Atiku
Wike, Fubara Unite For Tinubu As Rainbow Coalition Unveils 2027 Candidates
…FCT Minister Attacks Atiku, Amaechi, Questions ADC Ticket Credibility …Fubara Pledges Support For Coalitio The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, have publicly demonstrated their political alliance, rallying support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates ahead of the […] Wike, Fubara Unite For Tinubu As Rainbow …
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