2027: Fubara, Wike Mobilise Rivers for Tinubu, Chinda, Rainbow Group Launches

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed confidence that the state could deliver massive votes for President Bola Tinubu and other candidates adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Rainbow Coalition in the 2027 general election, urging members of the political alliance to embrace unity and teamwork. Fubara gave the assurances yesterday in Port Harcourt during the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the state, coordinated by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The governor described the coalition’s political mobilisation as a continuation of the strategy that delivered electoral victories in 2023, noting that the present campaign structure was broader and better coordinated. He said the inclusion of politicians, who previously belonged to opposing camps had strengthened the coalition’s political base and created an opportunity for improved electoral performance. “The surest path to victory is for members of the Presidential Campaign Council drawn from the APC and the Rainbow Coalition to embrace the spirit of teamwork,” he said. He commended Wike and other political leaders for their efforts in establishing the campaign council, while urging members whose names were omitted from the initial list not to feel discouraged, as additional subcommittees would still be constituted. The governor, however, cautioned against double loyalty, insisting that members must demonstrate sincerity and commitment to the coalition’s objectives. In his remarks, Wike charged members of the campaign council to justify their appointments through effective mobilisation and commitment to securing votes for the coalition’s candidates across the presidential, governorship, National Assembly and state assembly elections. He said members were selected based on their capacity to contribute meaningfully to the campaign, disclosing that local government campaign councils would soon be inaugurated to strengthen grassroots mobilisation.