Ahead of 2027, Wike says a nationwide Rainbow Coalition is emerging as politicians from different parties unite behind President Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that a broader political alliance involving members of different political parties is taking shape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Wike said the emerging arrangement, which he described as a larger “Rainbow Coalition”, would bring together politicians across party lines who are prepared to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for another term in office.
The minister made the disclosure in Abuja on Friday while speaking with journalists after inspecting some of the ongoing projects in the Federal Capital Territory.
His statement comes at a time of heightened political activity across the country, with politicians increasingly moving beyond traditional party boundaries as preparations for the next general elections gather momentum.
Wike also shed light on his meeting with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, who visited the minister at his residence on Thursday night.
According to Wike, the meeting was not simply a private political discussion but part of a wider effort to bring together politicians with different political affiliations in support of the President.
He explained that the political situation surrounding Adeleke was an example of how party affiliations could change while political interests remained aligned.
Adeleke was formerly a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, but his political circumstances changed after internal disagreements within the party created difficulties around his ambition to seek another term as governor.
Wike said the situation eventually pushed the Osun governor towards the Accord Party, which provided him with an alternative platform.
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“Adeleke was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but because of internal wrangling and for him to be able to secure a ticket to run for a second term, he had to find a platform, and that platform happened to be the Accord Party,” Wike explained.
Despite belonging to different political parties, Wike said both he and Adeleke share a common political position in supporting Tinubu.
“Adeleke is supporting Mr President. He’s in a different party, I’m supporting Mr President, I’m in a different party,” he stated.
The minister said the development demonstrates the kind of political arrangement he expects to see on a much larger scale in the months ahead.
He disclosed that the coalition, which he said began as a political structure involving different interests in Rivers State, was now being expanded to other parts of the country.
Wike said the objective was to create a broad-based alliance capable of bringing together political actors who may not belong to the same party but are united by their support for Tinubu’s re-election.
“What happened last night was a meeting to rebuild a larger Rainbow Coalition,” the minister said.
He went further to warn political observers that the current realignments were only the beginning, promising that more developments would emerge in the coming weeks.
“In the next few weeks, watch what is going to happen. You will see the emergence of a larger Rainbow Coalition in this country supporting Mr President,” he said.
The proposed coalition could become one of the notable political developments ahead of the 2027 elections, particularly as politicians continue to reassess their alliances and positions.
Wike has remained one of the most outspoken political figures involved in the current realignment, particularly following the political crisis that has continued to affect the PDP.
During his interaction with journalists, the minister also dismissed suggestions that opposition parties currently possess sufficient strength to mount a formidable challenge against Tinubu.
He argued that the internal problems confronting the PDP have weakened the party to the point where it can no longer easily be described as the country’s leading opposition platform.
“When you say ‘leading opposition,’ I’ve told you that there’s no opposition in this country. Ordinarily, it should have been PDP, but because of the crisis, we’re not. You can’t see a formidable party that you will call the leading opposition party,” Wike said.
The minister also took aim at prominent opposition politicians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party figure Peter Obi and PDP chieftain Dele Momodu.
Wike’s remarks were particularly dismissive of those he believes are attempting to take political advantage of developments without having played a role in creating them.
He accused some opposition politicians of attempting to “harvest where they never planted”, suggesting that their influence in recent political developments had been overstated.
The FCT minister further adopted an unusually combative tone while describing his approach to political competition.
He said he was not interested in making his political opponents comfortable and instead wanted to ensure that his side emerged victorious.
“You see, when you are having a contest with somebody, your business is not to make him feel well. Your business is to make sure that you beat him thoroughly so that he will be sick all through, and that’s what we are doing to them,” Wike said.
He also dismissed concerns about the reaction of Atiku and Obi to the unfolding political developments.
According to him, he has no interest in whether opposition politicians are comfortable with the direction of events.
“So, how Atiku feels, how Peter feels, it does not give me any headache. In fact, if I know how they feel, I will add more crises for them,” he declared.
Wike’s comments underline the increasingly confrontational nature of the political struggle ahead of 2027, with different camps attempting to strengthen their positions well before the election campaigns formally intensify.
The minister also made it clear that he does not intend to adopt a conciliatory approach towards politicians working against his preferred political direction.
“If they are having high blood pressure, yes, that is my job to make them have high blood pressure,” he said.
“I am not here to make them happy. No, no, no.”
The remarks have further highlighted the political rivalry between Wike and several opposition figures, while also drawing attention to the growing number of politicians reassessing their party loyalties ahead of the next election cycle.
As 2027 approaches, the proposed Rainbow Coalition could therefore become a significant part of the political calculations surrounding Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Wike’s latest declaration also suggests that the political alliances emerging ahead of the election may not necessarily follow conventional party structures.
Instead, politicians belonging to different platforms could find common ground around candidates, interests and electoral objectives.
For the FCT minister, the immediate priority appears to be the consolidation of a nationwide political network that can operate across party boundaries and strengthen support for Tinubu.
Whether the proposed coalition will ultimately translate into a decisive electoral advantage remains to be seen, but Wike’s declaration signals that political realignment ahead of 2027 is already gathering momentum.
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