The success story of Rainbow Coalition in FCT

The Rainbow Coalition is inflicting sleepless nights in some states whereas the political divide within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is closing ranks and leaving on its path the approaching collectively of assorted political teams underneath an umbrella.

There are 62 wards and 6 Area Councils within the FCT, and, for the primary time because the introduction of politics within the nation’s capital, there are not any thuggery nor arson at political gatherings, no combating neither is their ethnic jingoism.

Before now, the recent mattress of political opposition within the FCT was Gwagwalada Area Council, the place automobiles had been broken, political thugs had a area day and homes and autos had been destroyed and in some situations burnt to aches simply due to political divide.

But with the appearance of Rainbow Coalition, political enemies at the moment are on the identical web page as those that didn’t agree with their political colouration at the moment are sleeping on the identical political mattress.

With the approaching of the Rainbow Coalition main political rivalries have been fused into one household and circumstances of thuggery at marketing campaign rallies have change into a factor of the previous. Thanks to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the originator and sponsor of the Rainbow Coalition.

To obtain this feat wasn’t a tea social gathering because it took the sagacity of the amiable Minister Wike to achieve this circle.

It was initially made for Rivers State however with the noticeable success, it was imported into the FCT. And since its introduction, the charged political ambiance hitherto related to campaigns within the FCT has change into historic.

For the primary time, the ruling social gathering and the principle opposition social gathering are wining and eating with one another with out rancour.

The minister has to date visited 4 out of the six Area Councils however probably the most pronounced was the go to to Gwagwalada Area Council. Those who know the pedigree of politicians within the space council can be amazed on the camaraderie exhibited by the rank and file of the stakeholders in the neighborhood.

The elders who had been from all political divides within the council spoke their minds off the cuff. There was no ready speech as they spoke extempore barring their minds unhindered.

Reaffirming the soundness introduced by the Rainbow Coalition technique, the FCT minister praised the All Progressives Congress (APC) and PDP chairmen within the FCT for unifying the political panorama and establishing an unprecedented peaceable ambiance near an election. He strongly criticised opposition politicians who nonetheless reject the inclusive coalition mannequin, describing them as self-serving figures who lack the capability to unite their individuals.

“Some greedy and selfish politicians do not understand what we call unity. They have no capacity to hold their space, they have no capacity to even hold their families and they have no capacity to hold their communities. So, they can open their mouth and say no Rainbow Coalition. All of us in the Rainbow Coalition have agreed to work together”, Wike mentioned.

Responding to college students’ requests for direct engagement, the minister disclosed that following his scheduled session with FCT youths on November 10, the Chief of Staff will announce a particular date for a proper interactive city corridor with the scholars.

Welcoming the minister and delegates to the occasion, the Executive Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Hon. Kassim Mohammed, reaffirmed his unalloyed dedication to the ruling APC and the Rainbow Coalition framework, declaring complete help for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all APC National Assembly candidates.

Mohammed highlighted the huge infrastructural transformation unfolding throughout Gwagwalada underneath the current administration because the cornerstone of the social gathering’s marketing campaign push. He emphasised that the tangible developmental achievements delivered by the FCT Administration stay the strongest argument for continuity, assuring the minister that President Tinubu, Senator Philip Aduda, and Hon. Danladi Chiya (Bomboy) will safe a decisive victory in Gwagwalada in 2027.

Hajara Abdullahi, who spoke on behalf of girls in Gwagwalada space council, appreciated the FCT minister for the laudable growth he has delivered to the agricultural FCT, including that the ladies of Gwagwalada don’t take it without any consideration whereas promising to reciprocate, come 2027, by voting for President Tinubu and all candidates of the Rainbow Coalition within the FCT.

Representing the youths in Gwagwalada, Comrade Inuwa Gusau thanked the minister for giving the council chairman the mandatory help, which has led to the a lot he (the chairman) has carried out within the quick time since he assumed workplace, vowing that the youth of Gwagwalada underneath the Rainbow Coalition will vote for President Tinubu and the APC candidates vying for seats within the National Assembly.

In their separate submissions, each the APC and PDP chairmen within the FCT, Tanko Yamawo and Mohammed Dogara, praised the FCT minister for bringing peaceable electioneering to the FCT – uniting totally different social gathering members underneath the Rainbow Coalition. He mentioned that earlier than the approaching of Wike, elections within the FCT had been characterised by violence and chaos, particularly in Gwagwalada Area Council.

Speaking for the normal rulers within the council, the Aguma of Gwagwalada, Alhaji Muhammadu Magaji, mentioned the FCT had by no means had it so good when it comes to authorities presence and the unfold of infrastructure growth throughout the whole territory.

He urged candidates to not enable the nice work of the minister to go to waste, calling on them to embrace everybody, regardless of social gathering affiliation, throughout and after the elections.

Present on the well-attended occasion had been former chairmen of Gwagwalada Area Council, Adamu Mustapha Danze, and Zakari Angulu Dobi, present chairmen of the world councils, former chairman of the APC within the FCT and different stakeholders within the Rainbow Coalition within the FCT

And the query one could ask is: What really is that this Rainbow Coalition? It is just a cross-party political motion assembled by Wike which major goal is to make sure the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to Wike, the coalition unites members from numerous political events right into a single help base devoted to backing President Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The distinction is that it’s not working strictly by way of formal social gathering traces just like the APC management wished it to.

And that’s the place the issue lies. The APC governors will not be comfy with the coalition, citing the challenges it may trigger on the polls. But in line with Wike, these combating him and his motion are merely afraid of their shadow.

He has not denied the truth that apart from making certain the reelection of Mr President, he additionally has candidates in his social gathering, the PDP, that he needs to win on the National Assembly stage as properly. To him, he needs to be allowed to function at his sphere so long as his help for President Tinubu shouldn’t be unsure.

“I’ve my political social gathering, which is PDP, and I’ll make sure the social gathering candidates win, however for the presidency there isn’t any emptiness for any political social gathering however solely the candidature of APC flag bearer. According to Wike, his association recognises the political realities in several states whereas offering a typical platform for many who imagine the president deserves one other time period.

“The major thing is Mr President. Whatever we are going to do, whoever has any idea or anything to contribute is to the success of Mr President. That is the whole thing. I don’t know what concerns there are. As far as I am concerned, there is no problem,” he mentioned.

To him the coalition displays an effort to maneuver past the normal boundaries of social gathering politics and construct broader help for the president. One factor nobody can take away from the Minister Wike is that he has a golden contact to all the pieces he places his arms on.

He is deliberate, intentional, purposeful, radical, inventive and excellent. You could not like him outrightly however the truth stays that he has modified the narrative and configuration of politics each in Rivers and the FCT.

Abdul writes from Abuja by way of [email protected]

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