APC Leaders Reject Wike's Coalition Ahead of 2027 Elections

Several state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the Rainbow Coalition being promoted by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. APC leaders have called on Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, to formally join the ruling party if he is genuinely committed to supporting President Bola Tinubu's re-election.

This rejection follows a renewed confrontation between Wike and APC governors concerning the political structure Wike is assembling ahead of the 2027 general elections. While some APC state chapters expressed willingness to welcome Wike's support for Tinubu and would accept him if he decided to defect to the APC, others opposed the coalition outright.

They argued that a politician cannot simultaneously support the APC at the presidential level while backing candidates from other parties in governorship and legislative elections.