APC governors have ruled out backing any political alliance outside the party ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that their political activities will remain centred on the ruling party and its candidates.
The governors made their position known after their meeting in Abuja on Monday night, with the Chairman of the APC Governors Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, stressing that no deal had been reached with any individual or opposition party.
The declaration comes against the backdrop of efforts by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to expand his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.
Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, has been working to build a political platform in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.
His political activities have, however, reportedly brought him into conflict with some APC governors.
During a recent media interaction, Wike accused Uzodimma and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, of being involved in efforts to frustrate his political activities.
He attributed the disagreement to the growing reach of his Rainbow Coalition, which he said was creating opportunities for politicians opposed to the ruling party’s candidates in the forthcoming elections.
But the APC governors, in what appeared to be a response to the development, said they would not associate with arrangements capable of weakening the party or creating conflicting political interests.
Uzodimma, while presenting the communiqué from the governors’ meeting, said the forum’s priority was to ensure victory for APC candidates across the various levels of the 2027 elections.
He stated, “The APC Governors Forum unanimously resolved that its members will not participate in, support or endorse any alliance or political arrangement capable of undermining the re-election of Mr President, weakening the APC or adversely affecting any candidate of the party at all levels.
“In other words, the forum has no intention to support any candidate at any level that is not an APC candidate because our candidates who are contesting the election are being sponsored by our party.
“The governors’ campaign commitment is exclusively to all APC candidates. All levels of the party campaign architecture will align with the expectations of Mr President and the strategic objectives of the party.”
