Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said the state remains with the All Progressives Congress (APC), even as he maintained that he has no problems with minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, or the rainbow coalition he is erecting.
Aiyedatiwa disclosed this on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday, in reaction to questions about the cross-party coalition backing President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
“In my state, it is APC all the way; that does not mean that I don’t have relationship with Wike. I don’t have any problem with Wike,” said the governor.
Aiyedatiwa said nothing is wrong with the rainbow coalition, maintaining that politics ris about interests, relationships and alliances.
“Politics is about interests, relationships, alliances, if you like. So, rainbow coalition being led by His Excellency Honourable Minister Nyesom Wike, there is nothing wrong in having coalition or alliances; it’s all about interests, who wants to be part of that, you choose,” he said.
The governor compared the coalition to various support groups supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid, noting that there is nothing wrong with such a platform if the goal is to support president Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
“There is freedom of association of being a member of one group, coalition or another, just as we have a lot of support groups supporting the president,” he said.
“So, if rainbow coalition is also in form of a support group too for the president, what is wrong in that? Nothing.
“In my state, it is APC all the way,” he stated.
