State coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) have called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) against political actions they said could weaken the party’s structures ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The group said support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election from politicians and groups outside the APC should not result in actions that undermine the party’s candidates, governors or structures at the state and local government levels.
In a statement signed by representatives from various geopolitical zones, the coordinators also backed the position of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) that APC governors have responsibilities to both President Tinubu and candidates contesting elections on the party’s platform.
The statement comes amid attention on the emerging Rainbow Coalition associated with Wike and its reported plans to mobilise support for Tinubu across political parties.
The RHA said such mobilisation should complement existing APC structures rather than create competing political structures at the grassroots.
“Minister Wike is entitled to mobilise support for President Tinubu. He has made it clear that the coalition is separate from the APC and is intended to mobilise support for the President across political parties,” the group said.
“But if that mobilisation begins to work against APC candidates or creates competing centres of political authority in states and local communities, then it is reasonable for APC leaders and governors to draw a clear line.”
The coordinators said the President’s re-election campaign would require effective grassroots structures, arguing that weakening the party’s existing machinery could create difficulties for candidates contesting other positions on the APC platform.
They added that APC governors had responsibilities to the party and its candidates in their respective states, warning that competing mobilisation structures could create confusion among supporters.
The group said the RHA had established mobilisation structures across the country, including national and zonal leadership as well as structures covering the 774 local government areas, 8,809 wards and polling units.
