2027: Senate embraces Rainbow Coalition, says it’s on course
The Senate on Tuesday declared that the Rainbow Coalition incorporated into the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for The post 2027: Senate embraces Rainbow Coalition, says it’s on course…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been working to broaden its political base by absorbing allies, defectors and smaller political groupings into a single campaign structure often described as a "rainbow coalition." Such coalitions typically bring together politicians from different parties, regions and interest groups under one umbrella to project unity and shore up support for the ruling party's candidate ahead of elections, a strategy that has featured prominently in past Nigerian presidential contests.
The Senate's endorsement, led by lawmakers aligned with the APC, signals confidence within the party's legislative wing that the coalition-building effort is strengthening President Bola Tinubu's re-election prospects for 2027. Both Tribune Online and BusinessDay report the Senate's declaration that the coalition has been successfully folded into the APC Presidential Campaign Council, though neither account details the specific groups involved, how the coalition was structured, or what concrete gains—such as new alliances or defections—have been recorded so far. Questions remain about which opposition figures or blocs have joined, and how rivals within and outside the APC are responding to the move.