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Sokoto PDP candidate backs Wike coalition ahead of 2027

Source: Punch Nigeria · 22 Sep 2026, 12:21 UTC
Sokoto PDP candidate backs Wike coalition ahead of 2027
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

Abubakar Sokoto, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Sokoto, has endorsed Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition and called for wider backing of President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in 2027, according to Punch Nigeria. The report gives no further detail on his appeal.

Abubakar Sokoto, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Sokoto, has backed Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition, Punch Nigeria reports. Sokoto also urged broader support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The supplied material describes the appeal but does not give details of where it was made, whom it was addressed to or how the coalition responded.

The report does not explain how the endorsement will affect the PDP’s organisation in Sokoto or whether other party figures have supported the position. No additional details about the coalition, its membership or its plans were included in the supplied source material.

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