Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has declared his support for the Rainbow Coalition being championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Eno made the declaration during a media chat on Saturday, November 14, 2026, where he said he was prepared to associate with any political group whose central objective was to support Tinubu’s bid for a second term.
The governor said the name or political identity of the coalition was immaterial to him, provided its activities were directed towards securing the president’s re-election.
“That rainbow coalition is simply saying that we support President Tinubu as the president,” Eno said.
He added: “If I will join and be a member of any coalition — whether it is rainbow, call it any name. Any coalition that the central point is supporting the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; I am for it.”
The Rainbow Coalition is a cross-party political movement associated with Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is mobilising support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.
Eno also described the relationship between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the PDP in Akwa Ibom as cordial, saying members of both parties had reached an understanding on their political direction ahead of the next general election.
According to him, the arrangement includes support for Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his own political ambition.
“I will work with all of them, and I think we are good on the ground in Akwa Ibom when it comes to the PDP-APC relationship,” the governor said.
“We have agreed on the fact that we are supporting the president, we are supporting the senate president, we are supporting the governor, and we have our clear understanding about those things.”
Eno’s position comes amid differing reactions within the APC to the emergence of Wike’s coalition and its mobilisation strategy.
In September, APC leaders in the South-East reportedly aligned with the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) in insisting that the party’s candidates should receive support in the 2027 elections.
The party leaders also rejected what they described as the Rainbow (chameleon) Coalition, warning against any political arrangement they believed could weaken the APC’s structures in the region.
Their position followed concerns attributed to the Progressive Governors’ Forum that alliances outside the party could undermine Tinubu’s re-election campaign or the electoral prospects of APC candidates.
Wike had earlier described the coalition as a departure from conventional party politics, presenting it as a collective political movement focused on advancing the interests of the country.
Meanwhile, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma warned APC members in his state in October against participating in political coalitions outside the party.
Uzodimma reportedly threatened to withdraw vehicles provided to campaigners who disregarded the directive.
However, he also expressed support for Tinubu’s re-election, arguing that continuity would enable the president to consolidate his administration’s ongoing reforms.
Eno’s latest declaration adds to the emerging political alignments ahead of the 2027 general election, with politicians across party lines indicating their positions on alliances and support for the president’s second-term ambition.
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