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Wike says Tinubu’s re-election is his main political priority

Source: Punch Nigeria · 21 Sep 2026, 15:36 UTC
Wike says Tinubu’s re-election is his main political priority
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Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike says securing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is his principal political objective. He also defended the cross-party Rainbow Coalition, according to Punch Nigeria, which provided no further details about the coalition’s structure or immediate activities.

Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has said that President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is his main political priority, according to Punch Nigeria. Wike made the statement while defending the cross-party political grouping known as the Rainbow Coalition. The report presents his comments as an explanation of his political position and priorities.

His stated objective places support for Tinubu’s 2027 campaign at the centre of his political activity. The available source material does not provide further details about the coalition’s membership, its plans or the circumstances in which Wike made the remarks. Punch Nigeria also does not give additional information in the supplied material about responses from other political figures or parties.

The report therefore establishes Wike’s declared priority and his defence of the Rainbow Coalition, without outlining the group’s wider programme.

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