2027: Wike mulls larger coalition for Tinubu, speaks on Adeleke’s visit

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the political realignment ahead of the 2027 general election will produce a larger national coalition in support of President Bola Tinubu.

Wike spoke during an inspection of ongoing projects in Abuja on Friday, August 21, 2026, while reacting to Thursday’s visit of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to Tinubu.

The minister said Adeleke’s engagement with the president was an indication of the emergence of what he described as a “larger Rainbow Coalition” in support of Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Wike dismissed the description of the emerging political alignment as an opposition matter, arguing that the current political landscape did not have a clearly defined leading opposition party.

“When you say opposition, I’ve told you I don’t know what you call opposition, as far as there is no opposition now,” Wike said.

According to him, Adeleke, despite securing his ticket for the Osun governorship election on the platform of the Accord Party, remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding that the recent political engagement was aimed at strengthening support for Tinubu.

“What happened last night is meeting to rebuild a larger Rainbow Coalition. And he (Adeleke) is supporting Mr President. He’s in a different party; I’m supporting Mr President, and I’m in a different party. So, it’s a larger Rainbow Coalition,” he said.

Wike said more political developments should be expected in the coming weeks, predicting that additional politicians would align with Tinubu.

“And the next few weeks, watch what is going to happen. You will see a larger Rainbow Coalition in this country supporting Mr President,” he said.

The minister also dismissed claims by members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that the party and other opposition groups played a decisive role in Adeleke’s electoral victory.

“All those ADC who are talking about ‘they helped Adeleke to win,’ they just wanted to go and harvest where they never planted,” Wike said.

He stressed that Adeleke was now supporting Tinubu, adding that the development had strengthened the president’s position ahead of 2027.

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Wike further described the forthcoming election as one that would be easy for the president’s camp, saying the emerging political alignments had significantly altered the opposition landscape.

Earlier, the minister said the project inspection was part of efforts to ensure that key infrastructure earmarked for completion this year were delivered on schedule.

He inspected the N5 Extension in Life Camp, being executed by Julius Berger, and expressed satisfaction with the progress of work.

Wike said the project was expected to be completed and handed over in December.

He also inspected the N1 Road project being executed by Arab Contractors, describing the quality of work as high and confirming that it was also scheduled for handover in December.

The minister subsequently inspected the IBB International Golf Club, which is undergoing rehabilitation following intervention by President Tinubu.

Wike said the facility had become particularly important to members of the diplomatic community who had complained about the prolonged closure of the club.

Wike assured that the FCT Administration would continue to facilitate payments to the contractor to keep the rehabilitation on schedule, stressing that the December reopening deadline remained firm.