No rainbow coalition in Ebonyi state – Umahi

The “Rainbow Coalition” is a multi-party political platform promoted by Wike to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Wike has said the coalition is separate from the APC and allows politicians from different parties to support Tinubu for president while retaining the freedom to contest or support candidates in other elections.

Umahi spoke during an inspection of the Calabar-Abuja Superhighway in Benue State on Friday, September 25, 2026.

A statement issued on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Works on Media, Francis Nwaze, said Umahi inspected Section Two of the project at Ado and directed contractors to accelerate construction.

Commenting on his relationship with Wike and reports that he was forming a similar political arrangement in Ebonyi, 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.”

The former Ebonyi governor also revisited his criticism of the Peoples Democratic Party, saying he left the party because he believed it failed to adequately recognise the interests of the South-East.