THE CLASH OF INTEREST

THISDAYLIVE | 18-09-2026 02:20am |

A political analysis discusses the clash of interest involving the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and All Progressives Congress governors. The article describes the FCT minister's Rainbow Coalition as a hybrid political strategy that advances President Bola Tinubu's interests but may undermine some APC governors' fortunes. It notes longstanding tensions between the APC leadership, its governors, and Wike, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, over his relationship with President Tinubu. An early sign of trouble emerged when Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Wike's protege, defected from the PDP to the APC.

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