{
  "id": 7619437,
  "title": "Rainbow Coalition: Wike taunts APC governors, says he never promised PDP won’t field candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/rainbow-coalition-wike-taunts-apc-governors-says-he-never-promised",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T19:37:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/909873-rainbow-coalition-wike-taunts-apc-governors-says-he-never-promised-pdp-wont-field-candidates.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has clarified his stance on the 2027 elections, stating that his support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election remains unwavering. According to Wike, he never promised that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not field candidates for governorship, National Assembly, and State House of Assembly elections.\n\nWike described the Rainbow Coalition as a platform for members of different political parties to support Tinubu's re-election based on their assessment of his performance. He emphasized that the coalition has no connection with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike also noted that politics is local, and those having problems in their states should resolve them instead of using the President's re-election to whip up sentiments.\n\nWike recalled that he and other members of the G5 supported Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election without meeting with the APC. He stressed that his support in 2027 remains solely for the President. According to Punch, Wike said politics is no longer about coming from a low position to become governor, but about genuinely mobilizing support and winning elections from the polling units.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: No alliance against Tinubu will be entertained — APC govs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2027-no-alliance-against-tinubu-will-be-entertained-apc-govs",
        "published": "2026-09-15T06:07:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "2027: APC govs distance themselves from Wike-led rainbow coalition, deny alliance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2027-apc-govs-distance-themselves-from-wike-led-rainbow-coalition",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:04:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "‘Divided loyalty’, APC governors reject Wike-led Rainbow Coalition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/divided-loyalty-apc-governors-reject-wike-led-rainbow-coalition",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:51:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: APC governors reject Wike’s Rainbow Coalition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2027-apc-governors-reject-wikes-rainbow-coalition",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:15:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}