The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, faulted the Progressives Governors Forum’s stance on the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State.

Wike said the APC governors stance on the Rainbow Coalition has no basis.

The APC Governors Forum, chaired by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, had warned that the Rainbow Coalition could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.

Uzodimma also said the coalition could threaten APC and it’s candidates’ chances in the 2027 elections.

Reacting, Wike, in an interview with Arise Television’s Politics Today, said: “Now what is the crisis of sponsoring candidates, Soludo is supporting President Tinubu, does it mean he won’t support APGA candidates for the National Assembly elections? Governor Adeleke is supporting the president. Does it mean he won’t support Accord National Assembly candidates.

“Alex Otti is supporting President Tinubu from what he said. Does it mean the Labour Party won’t have National Assembly candidates. You can see the whole thing they’re talking about has no basis.”

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, on Tuesday, predicted that the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar and Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi will lose to President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

Fayose made the remark while recalling how former president Olusegun Obasanjo lost his third term bid.

Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the former governor said Atiku and Obi’s loss will be too bad if they stand alone.

He said: “When Obasanjo wanted to do his third term he failed, anybody can deny but I don’t want to join issues with Obasanjo, I’m just giving this as an example.

“When he wanted to do a third term it didn’t work because there are unwritten constitution that is within the norms of our politics.

“Today when you go by the book, in what way will Obi and Atiku, even if they come together, this man, President Tinubu, will still defeat them. But let us say that they didn’t come together, too bad for them.

“Southwest will come up with not less than five or six million difference, who will vote for Obi and Atiku in Ekiti? Who will vote for them in Osun? Who will vote for them in Ondo? What is their structure?”