As the race towards the 2027 general elections gathers momentum, minister of works, David Umahi, has said there is no “rainbow coalition” in Ebonyi state.
The rainbow coalition is a political group led by minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to garner support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
Speaking while inspecting section two of the Calabar-Abuja superhighway project in Ado, Benue state, Umahi stated that Ebonyi remains aligned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.
In a statement issued on Saturday by his senior special assistant on media,
Francis Nwaze, Umahi warned politicians planning to campaign in the state against hate speech and actions capable of triggering unrest.
“Nobody can foment crisis in Ebonyi state,” Umahi said.
“If Wike has candidates here, he has not told me. And his candidate cannot break our relationship, but his candidate is not part of our relationship. There is no rainbow coalition in Ebonyi state.”
“Anybody that wants to campaign, come and campaign. But don’t dish out hate speeches and you want to take those speeches, and you want that we should lay a red carpet for you. We will not do that.
“We supported the PDP. We voted for presidents in the PDP. And when it was our time for them to honour us, they did not honour us. They mistreated us,” added Umahi.
