The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has named three All Progressives Congress, APC, governors who he said are opposed to his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking during an interview on Journalist Hangout, a programme on TVC, Wike listed them as Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun.

According to him, several APC governors had no problem with the Rainbow Coalition, which he has presented as a platform to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election across political parties.

The minister specifically mentioned Adamawa, Edo, Kogi, Lagos and Akwa Ibom, as well as the governor of Ondo State, as governors who, according to him, were not opposed to the coalition.

“How can a governor leave his state and go to Abuja to complain that Rainbow Coalition is a distraction? Is that a serious governor?

“Adamawa, Edo, Kogi, Lagos and Akwa-Ibom state governors do not have a problem with the Rainbow Coalition. I saw Ondo Governor there, and I was shocked,” Wike said.

He then identified the three governors he said were behind the opposition to his political activities.

“The governors having issues with me are Governor Hope Uzodimma, Governor Abdulrazaq and Governor Dapo Abiodun,” Wike added.

Wike’s remarks came following an escalating disagreement between him and the leadership of the APC Governors Forum over the Rainbow Coalition.

A suspected reprisal attack by suspected Fulani militias following the killing of a local resident in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has been repelled by troops of Sector 4, Operation Hakorin Damisa.

The incident occurred at about 8 pm on September 20, 2026, at Marit Junction, where troops responded to a report of an attack on two locals.

Security analyst Zagazola Makama quoted military sources as saying that troops arrived at the scene and confirmed that one of the victims, identified as Rev. Andy Samuel, 53, had been shot dead, while the second victim sustained injuries and was evacuated to the General Hospital for medical attention.

He explained that the troops reportedly came under attack shortly after leaving the hospital.

According to him, “The attackers were suspected to be Fulani militias carrying out a reprisal attack following earlier violence reported in Dorowa Babuje, Sherum, Maraban Kantoma and Lajam communities, all in Barkin Ladi LGA.”

He stated that reinforcements from Sector 8, supported by other force multipliers and air support from Nigerian Air Force Super Tucano aircraft, responded to the attack.

He added that the troops successfully repelled the attackers and prevented the violence from spreading to other communities, pointing out that troops are currently dominating the general area and conducting fighting patrols to maintain security and forestall further attacks.

Security forces have also continued to urge residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious movements as efforts intensify to prevent retaliatory violence and further escalation in the area.