RAINBOW COALITION: WIKE SNUBS UZODINMA AT APC LAUNCH, AS RIFT DEEPENS

October 16, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

The face-off between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, appears far from over.

On Wednesday, Wike was captured on camera snubbing Uzodinma, who chairs the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors’ Forum.

The incident occurred during the launch of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, where the FCT Minister was seen greeting President Bola Tinubu and other dignitaries but appeared to deliberately ignore the Imo State governor.

The two politicians fell out after the APC governors led by Uzodinma distanced themselves from the Rainbow Coalition, a political group formed by the Minister ahead of the 2027 elections.

While Uzodinma and some of the governors are against the coalition, others have identified with the group, stating that the main focus is President Tinubu’s re-election bid.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.