Wike Builds Cross-Party Alliance for Tinubu’s 2027 Bid, Takes Charge of FCT Campaign

Ranti Thomas 11 hours ago 3 min read

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has moved to consolidate support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 by bringing political stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) under a common mobilisation platform in Abuja.

The initiative emerged at a stakeholders’ meeting of the Rainbow Coalition held on Monday, October 12, 2026, where serving and former senators, party chairmen, National Assembly candidates and grassroots political leaders from the FCT’s six area councils agreed to work together towards Tinubu’s re-election.

Wike announced that he would coordinate the President’s re-election campaign in the FCT and Rivers State, describing himself as the field commander responsible for organising campaign activities in the two areas.

He urged participants to put aside party differences in pursuit of their shared presidential objective, insisting that political affiliation should not prevent them from working together to secure Tinubu’s return to office.

“For the presidency, all of us have agreed that it is Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I am going to coordinate the FCT and Rivers State,” Wike said.

He added that the coalition had agreed to work together regardless of whether its members belonged to the APC or PDP.

A major feature of the gathering was the declaration of support for APC National Assembly candidates by PDP candidates contesting seats in the FCT. The development signalled a willingness among some political figures from the two parties to cooperate beyond their traditional party boundaries ahead of the 2027 elections.

However, Wike indicated that the arrangement was primarily focused on the presidential contest, leaving participants room to determine their positions on other electoral races.

The FCT minister cited the 2024 Edo State governorship election as an example of how cooperation between political groups could influence electoral outcomes. He argued that political differences could be set aside when stakeholders shared a common objective.

Wike also used the meeting to defend Tinubu’s record, pointing to infrastructure projects and institutional reforms in the FCT as reasons for continued support for the President.

Among the projects he highlighted were road construction and rehabilitation, school renovations, improvements to police stations and the upgrading of public facilities across the territory’s six area councils.

He also cited the establishment of the FCT Civil Service Commission, the appointment of a Head of Service from within the FCT workforce and the creation of dedicated Secretariats for Women Affairs and Youth Development as measures he said had expanded opportunities and strengthened governance.

Wike specifically referred to the Apo-Karshi Road project, which he said was expected to be completed in November, as part of the administration’s infrastructure programme.

The APC chairman in the FCT, Ishaku Yamawo, pledged support for Wike’s leadership of the mobilisation effort, describing the minister as central to coordinating the coalition’s political activities.

PDP chairman in the FCT, Usman Yahaya, also declared support for Tinubu’s re-election, saying members of his party were prepared to back the President in 2027.

The cross-party arrangement highlights the political calculations unfolding ahead of the next general election, as politicians seek alliances that could strengthen their influence across party lines. While the APC and PDP remain separate political organisations, the coalition’s stated objective is to coordinate support for Tinubu’s presidential bid.

Wike’s decision to take responsibility for coordinating mobilisation in both the FCT and Rivers State also places him at the centre of an effort that extends beyond Abuja. The effectiveness of the arrangement will depend on how well the coalition translates its declarations of support into sustained organisation and voter mobilisation ahead of the election.

With the 2027 polls approaching, the Abuja meeting signals an attempt to build a broader political platform around Tinubu’s re-election, bringing together stakeholders whose party affiliations would ordinarily place them on opposing sides of the contest.