Two prominent figures linked to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have defected to join the Rainbow Coalition led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The outlets identify the defectors as Darlington Orji, described as Fubara’s immediate past Senior Special Assistant, and Collins Onunwo, a former Commissioner for Transport. Both sources report that Orji and Onunwo move from Fubara’s political camp to Wike’s bipartisan alliance, which is presented as a coalition of major stakeholders in Rivers politics. The Nigerian Eye report also says the Rainbow Coalition is aimed at supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Daily Post Nigeria and Nigerian Eye link the latest defections to broader political developments around Rivers State ahead of 2027, including the reported fallout from Fubara withdrawing from the APC governorship race before its primary. Nigerian Eye adds that this withdrawal enabled Kingsley Chinda to emerge as the APC governorship candidate. The reports describe the defections as part of continuing realignments and shifting loyalties among political actors in the state.
Two allies of Rivers Gov. Fubara defect to Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition
Two prominent figures linked to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have defected to join the Rainbow Coalition led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The outlets identify the defectors as Darlington Or...
- Darlington Orji, a former senior aide to Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, joins the Rainbow Coalition.
- Collins Onunwo, a former Rivers Commissioner for Transport, also joins the Rainbow Coalition.
- The Rainbow Coalition is led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and is described as bipartisan.
- The defections are reported to follow Fubara’s withdrawal from the APC governorship race before the party’s primary.
- The shifts are presented as part of preparations and political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections.
Two prominent allies of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have defected from his camp to join the Rainbow Coalition led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The defectors are Mr Darlington Orji, immediate past Senior Special Assistant to Governor Fubara, and Hon. Collins Onunwo, former Commissioner for Transport. The Rainbow Coalition is a bipartisan political alliance spearheaded by Wike, primarily aimed at supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The development comes after Governor Fubara withdrew from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race ahead of the party’s primary election. His decision paved the way for Kingsley Chinda, a House of Representatives member, to emerge as the APC governorship candidate. The move is said to have unsettled some of the governor’s loyalists, who claimed they had been fighting for him throughout the protracted political crisis in the state. In a Facebook post accompanied by photos with other coalition members, Darlington Orji announced that he had “returned home to my family.” The defections highlight the ongoing realignments and shifting loyalties within Rivers State politics as major stakeholders position themselves ahead of the 2027 general elections.
3 hours agoMr Darlington Orji, the immediate past Senior Special Assistant to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara alongside former Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Collins Onunwo has reportedly joined the Rainbow Coalition in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Rainbow Coalition is a bipartisan political alliance spearheaded by Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike aiming at […] Rivers: Two key allies of Fubara dump Gov’s camp, join Wike’s rainbow coalition
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