2027: Rivers Labour Party Backs Wike’s Rainbow Coalition

The Rivers State chapter of the Labour Party has thrown its weight behind the Rainbow Coalition led by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, describing the multi-party alliance as a model of inclusive politics.

In a statement on Wednesday, state party chairman Fredrick Nwoje said the coalition brings together politicians from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party and other groups, demonstrating that governance transcends party interests.

Nwoje praised Wike as one of Nigeria’s most strategic and effective political leaders, noting that he has consistently placed the interests of Rivers State above any single party.

“Chief Wike is a political colossus, a man of history. While lesser men went to sleep and hid in fear, he stood tall when it mattered most,” Nwoje said.

He highlighted Wike’s decision to publicly campaign for President Bola Tinubu while delivering major infrastructure projects in the FCT as evidence of courage, integrity and political conviction.

“What Chief Wike has demonstrated with his rainbow coalition is that governance is bigger than party. While others preach unity, he practices it. While others play politics of exclusion and winner-takes-all, Wike has opened his doors to competent Rivers men and women regardless of party affiliation,” the LP chairman added.

Nwoje also criticised the APC Governors Forum’s recent stance against the coalition, dismissing it as the product of panic, envy and political laziness.

He declared that the Labour Party is not a spectator but a major stakeholder in the coalition and expressed confidence in Wike’s leadership of the platform, as well as in the national leadership of the Labour Party.