Elders of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State reject a proposed “rainbow coalition” involving other parties in connection with President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. They distance themselves from coalition efforts and issue warnings against party members pursuing such arrangements.
Both reports frame the rejection as an internal APC position aimed at discouraging cross-party cooperation. While the outlets align on the core message—that the elders oppose the coalition—one report emphasises the elders’ stance as a broad rejection of a “rainbow coalition,” while the other specifically links the proposal to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike’s name and describes it as coalition politics that the elders say is anti-party and likely to fail.
Overall, the coverage highlights an attempt by Ondo APC elders to limit coalition-style approaches ahead of 2027 while signalling their expectation that party unity should be maintained within APC ranks.
