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Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has backed the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum in its disagreement with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the Rainbow Coalition.

The APC governors had recently rejected the coalition’s decision to field candidates in several states, arguing that doing so could affect APC candidates, including President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign.

Wike, however, has maintained that the coalition fully supports Tinubu’s re-election while accusing some of the aggrieved governors of failing to work for the President during the 2023 election.

Reacting in a video shared on his official Facebook page on Friday, Kalu said the governors were justified in opposing efforts to sponsor alternative candidates against them in their respective states.

He said he would take a similar position if he were in their situation.

“Some governors have a very good case. I cannot be a governor and you are sponsoring an alternative candidate in my state. I will not allow that to happen,” Kalu said.

However, the senator urged the two sides to resolve their differences and work together towards Tinubu’s re-election in January 2027.

“I appeal to the governors and Minister Nyesom Wike, who used to be a governor. We should not quarrel at this time of our campaign. Campaign is not done in Abuja; we should go back to the grassroots,” he said.

Kalu called on both sides to set aside their differences, stressing that the APC needs both the governors and Wike.

“Both parties should pull their swords back. We need the governors’ forum very well and we also need Minister Wike very well.

“I think the governors have their own strengths and Minister Wike has his own strengths too,” he added.

Orji Kalu Backs APC Governors in Dispute With Wike, Calls for Unity

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