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Sokoto PDP candidate calls Rainbow Coalition part of political evolution

Source: Punch Nigeria · 22 Sep 2026, 12:21 UTC
Sokoto PDP candidate calls Rainbow Coalition part of political evolution
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

Saidu Abdullahi, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate for governor of Sokoto State, has described the emerging Rainbow Coalition as a normal stage in Nigeria’s political development. Punch Nigeria’s report does not specify the coalition’s membership, structure, or likely effect on the 2027 election.

Saidu Abdullahi, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for governor of Sokoto State, has described the emerging Rainbow Coalition as part of Nigeria’s political growth, Punch Nigeria reports. Abdullahi characterised the development as a normal phase in the country’s political history. His comments were made in connection with preparations for the 2027 elections.

The available report does not identify the parties or politicians involved in the Rainbow Coalition. It also does not state whether the grouping has formally been established, what its objectives are, or how it might affect the PDP’s campaign in Sokoto State. Abdullahi is identified in the report as the PDP’s Sokoto governorship candidate.

Beyond his assessment that the coalition reflects an ordinary stage of political development, no further comments or reactions are included in the supplied material.

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