{
  "id": 18737719,
  "title": "2027: Fubara backs rainbow coalition, promises Tinubu three million votes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/2027-fubara-backs-rainbow-coalition-promises-tinubu-three-million",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T15:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-fubara-backs-rainbow-coalition-promises-tinubu-three-million-votes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has pledged to mobilize at least three million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections, while also assuring the delivery of candidates from the APC-PDP Rainbow Coalition. The governor made this promise at Tinubu's presidential campaign rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. The coalition's candidates, comprising members of different political parties, are expected to secure victory in Rivers State, despite their affiliation to various parties. The mobilization of votes will be coordinated under the leadership of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, who is spearheading the Rainbow Coalition in the state. Fubara's announcement highlights an unusual political arrangement in Rivers State, where politicians from various parties are joining forces to support Tinubu's re-election and back chosen candidates for other positions, including governorship, National Assembly, and state assembly elections. The Rainbow Coalition, led by Wike, aims to mobilize support for Tinubu's re-election while selecting candidates from different political parties for the upcoming elections. The coalition unveiled its preferred candidates for the 2027 elections, with Kingsley Chinda, an APC member, designated as their governorship candidate.",
  "summary": "Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has pledged to mobilize at least three million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Saturday at an APC presidential campaign rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Fubara stated that the state is fully behind Tinubu and intends to deliver a decisive victory. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the governor remarked that Tinubu has shown love to Rivers State and that the state will pay him back with votes.\n\nFubara also expressed support for the APC-PDP Rainbow Coalition, assuring that the state would deliver candidates fielded by the alliance despite them belonging to different political parties. Punch reported that Fubara declared the coalition's candidates would win in the state. He noted that mobilization efforts would be coordinated under the leadership of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who is leading the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara pledges three million votes for Tinubu in 2027 elections.",
    "APC-PDP Rainbow Coalition candidates to secure victory in Rivers State.",
    "Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike leads coalition in state."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}