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Fubara Declares Allegiance To Wike’s Rainbow Coalition In Rivers

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Fubara Declares Allegiance To Wike’s Rainbow Coalition In Rivers

By Abdullahi Muhammad, Abuja

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has warned members of his simplified movement who have joined the Rainbow Coalition that he is not their leader, insisting that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  Nyesom Wike remains their leader.

Fubara made the statement during the official unveiling of the Rainbow Coalition at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

The event brought together political stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), Action Alliance, AA, All Progressives Ground Alliance, APGA, Allied People Movement, APM and other groups under the coalition founded by Wike to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and other candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Addressing the gathering, Fubara urged his former support base to fully align with the coalition’s leadership structure.

According to him, “I’m not your leader. Wike is your leader,” Fubara declared, clarifying his position to Simplified members now operating within the Rainbow Coalition.

The governor, who had earlier publicly declared his return to his political family and endorsed the coalition, reiterated that the era of political conflict in the state was over. 

He called for total support for the coalition’s candidates, including APC governorship hopeful Kingsley Chinda (OK Chinda), and stressed the need for unity to advance the interests of Rivers State.

The Rainbow Coalition’s unveiling ceremony featured the formal presentation of preferred candidates across party lines for the 2027 polls, with organisers describing the platform as a vehicle for peace, progress, and credible elections in the state.

Fubara’s remarks come amid ongoing efforts to consolidate reconciliation between his camp and Wike’s political structure following previous tensions in Rivers State politics.

Bringing the different political parties under one umbrella in the state to forge a common goal of delivering President Bola Tinubu in his re-election bid has further confirmed the President’s total endorsement for the FCT Minister’s coalition and its place in national politics. The Minister has delivered yet another masterstroke to go into the annals of Nigeria’s modern political history.