‘Rainbow Coalition’ collapsing — Cross River PDP faction
The Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River has claimed that the political coalition backing The post ‘Rainbow Coalition’ collapsing — Cross River PDP faction appeared first on Tribune…
The PDP has been riven by internal leadership disputes at the national level for months, with rival factions — one aligned with a caretaker structure led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki and another loyal to the party's substantive leadership — contesting control of state chapters ahead of future elections. Cross River State is one of several states where this national rift has produced parallel structures, each laying claim to the party's machinery and candidates.
The "Rainbow Coalition" has been presented as an alliance of political interests in Cross River aimed at consolidating support around a common platform or candidate. The Turaki-aligned faction's claim that the coalition is collapsing has not been independently verified by the coalition's other members or the rival PDP faction, and it is unclear from the coverage what specifically triggered the alleged breakdown or what it would mean for the party's prospects in the state. Both Tribune Online and Leadership report the claim as coming from Julius Udayi, a factional governorship candidate loyal to the Turaki camp, underscoring that the allegation originates from one side of the party's ongoing internal contest.