Wike’s ‘Rainbow Coalition’ Threat To APC, Says Onoh
Former South-East spokesman to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Denge Josef Onoh, has backed the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) over its reported opposition to an alliance with the Nyesom Wike-led “Rainbow Coalition.” In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Onoh described the coalition as a potential threat to the cohesion and survival of the All Progressives Congress (APC), expressing what he called total solidarity with the forum, led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma. Onoh said the governors’ position represented a “courageous act of political preservation,” noting that he had previously raised concerns about the activities of the coalition. He alleged that the group was being presented as a platform supporting President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election but could ultimately weaken the ruling party by creating parallel political structures and backing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates against recognised APC candidates. According to him, allowing such a structure to operate could lead to divided loyalties, internal rebellion and further weaken the party’s electoral machinery.
Onoh argued that the APC, as a structured political organisation, should not allow individuals or groups outside its formal membership to establish parallel structures capable of influencing its candidates and political decisions. He further alleged that the coalition’s ambitions extended beyond the 2027 election, claiming that it was seeking to build political influence across several states. Onoh urged APC governors and leaders to protect the party’s institutional structure and prevent what he described as the outsourcing of its political future to opportunistic actors. He also stressed that protecting the South’s political interests ahead of 2031 was “non-negotiable,” warning against what he described as personal political ambitions being presented as support for the President. Onoh said genuine support for Tinubu should involve strengthening the APC rather than creating rival political structures, while commending the Progressive Governors for what he called drawing “a line in the sand” against the coalition.
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