Wike’s coalition endorses Tinubu and unveils Rivers slate

Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and unveiled a cross-party slate of candidates for Rivers State offices at an event in Port Harcourt on October 27. The coalition’s choices span the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The candidates are seeking seats in the governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and Rivers State House of Assembly elections. The coalition presented 49 candidates: 34 running under the APC and 15 under the PDP, according to the event announcement. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda and Major Jack were named as the coalition’s choices for governor and deputy governor, respectively, under the APC. The Senate slate included Felix Amaechi Obua for Rivers West and Allwell Onyeso for Rivers East, both under the APC, and Olaka Johnson Nwogu for Rivers SouthEast under the PDP. The coalition’s list also included 13 House of Representatives candidates and 32 state assembly candidates. Wike, the Federal Capital Territory minister, said the alliance was intended to bring politicians from different parties together behind Tinubu. The endorsement links support for Tinubu’s presidential bid...