{"id":543,"date":"2026-10-13T21:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/wike-defends-cross-party-coalition-for-tinubus-re-election\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T21:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:04:24","slug":"wike-defends-cross-party-coalition-for-tinubus-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/wike-defends-cross-party-coalition-for-tinubus-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike defends cross-party coalition for Tinubu\u2019s re-election"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended the growing cross-party political alliance backing President Bola Tinubu re-election in 2027.<\/p>\n

Mr Wike, who made this known during a monthly media chat in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed claims of internal crisis.<\/p>\n

He described the rainbow coalition as \u201ca movement bringing together figures from the All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and other political platforms to support Tinubu\u201d.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that support for the presidency transcends individual party cards, adding that he would be leading Tinubu\u2019s re-election campaign in FCT and Rivers despite being in the PDP.<\/p>\n

Highlighting key figures driving the coalition across various states, Mr Wike pointed out Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State, a member of APGA serving as a key campaigner for Tinubu in his state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Osun, Governor Ademola Adeleke (PDP) is supporting the president at the national level while maintaining party identities sub-nationally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Replying to critics who see a contradiction in political figures backing the presidential candidate of one party while contesting sub-national seats under another, Mr Wike dismissed the perceived friction as a \u201cproblem that does not exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy would anybody say there is a problem there? Take Soludo\u2014he is supporting Mr. President, but that does not mean his party will not field candidates for the House of Representatives or state assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt tells you leadership capacity. If you speak to your people and they listen, that is political strength,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n

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Addressing opposition figures and state governors who have publicly acknowledged the president\u2019s performance, Mr Wike singled out the Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State for praising national infrastructure and governance strides despite belonging to an opposition party.<\/p>\n

He urged politicians to put national progress above blind partisanship<\/p>\n

\u201cTime has come, not because of your political party, to just say the chief manager of the country has done nothing for the sake of politics. Politics must be a do-or-die affair.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, whether anybody likes it or not, Mr. President has done well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Tuesday, Messrs Wike, Soludo and Adeleke had been named as members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council despite belonging to PDP, APGA and Accord Party. They are to coordinate President Tinubu\u2019s re-election campaign in their respective states.<\/p>\n

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