A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has urged FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to meet with the party’s governors and explain his proposed Rainbow Coalition aimed at mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Igbokwe made the call while reacting to the disagreement
between Wike and the APC governors over the minister’s political initiative.
Wike had described the governors as “politically lazy” after
they rejected his proposed cross-party coalition, while the chairman of the APC
Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, said the
governors would not support any political arrangement that could undermine the
APC or Tinubu’s re-election.
Speaking on the development, Igbokwe said Wike remained an
important political stakeholder whose influence could not simply be
disregarded.
“Wike is a critical stakeholder? You can ignore him to your
own peril. He has a command. He has the followers,” Igbokwe said.
However, he questioned the timing and approach of the
Rainbow Coalition, saying Wike needed to consult the APC governors and explain
his intentions to them.
“Coming at this time, to put this (Rainbow Coalition) on the
table, it’s not… he has to listen to majority, sit down with the governors and
explain,” he said.
According to Igbokwe, the disagreement should be resolved
through conversations rather than public exchanges between the minister and the
governors.
“No man is an Island. Explain to your colleagues what you
are trying to do,” he added.
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