RAINBOW Can Wike’s rainbow coalition work in 2027?

Guardian Nigeria

Can a political leader champion a rival's presidential bid while loyal to their own party's other candidates? This is the intense debate surrounding Yeh-Sung Wike's "Rainbow Coalition."   Wike proposes this cross-party platform to support a free election for President Tinubu. However, he maintains that the PDP should retain its autonomy in gubernatorial and legislative races, sparking internal conflict.   Resistance is mounting from some AAPC governors who fear this arrangement could undermine their party and candidates.   This complex political maneuver questions whether a party leader can back a presidential candidate from another party while simultaneously supporting their own party's nominees for other positions. It’s a tightrope walk in Nigerian politics.   #RainbowCoalition #NigerianPolitics #Election2027

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00:00Can you campaign for President Chernobyl and still campaign against the AAPC?

00:05That is a question at the center of Yeh-Sung Wike's Rainbow Coalition.

00:10Wike says the coalition is a cross-party platform to support Chernobyl's free election.

00:16But he also said the PDP should remain free to contest governorship and legislative elections.

00:23That position has drawn resistance from some AAPC governors who say they will not support any political arrangement that could

00:31weaken the party or its candidates.

00:34In Neboin, the Minister of Work, David Umay, says the state remains aligned with the AAPC.

00:40Wike, however, said the coalition is about Chernobyl and not the AAPC.

00:46This then raises a big question.

00:48As a leader of a political party, can you support another party's presidential candidate while backing your home political party's

00:56candidate at other levels of the election?

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