2027: Adopt Rainbow Coalition model to avoid political violence, Wike urges govs
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has urged state governors supporting the reelection of President Bola Tinubu to emulate his Rainbow Coalition model, saying it has brought political…
Wike, a chieftain of the PDP who has openly backed President Bola Tinubu's reelection bid despite remaining in the opposition party, has previously described his governing arrangement in Rivers State — where he works with figures across party lines, including APC loyalists — as a "Rainbow Coalition." Nigerian politics has a long history of pre-election violence, often fuelled by intense rivalry between godfathers and rival camps within and across parties, particularly in states with contested structures, making appeals for cross-party cooperation ahead of 2027 notable given the stakes of the next general election.
Both Vanguard and Leadership report Wike's call for governors and political leaders to adopt this coalition-style cooperation to reduce hostility and violence ahead of 2027, though neither outlet provides specifics on which governors or states he had in mind, how such a coalition would be structured nationally, or whether any political figures have responded to the proposal.