Key Takeaways
- APC governors are at loggerheads with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike over President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election strategy.
- Governors reject Wike's 'Rainbow Coalition,' deeming it a destabilizing influence and counter to APC's unified electoral approach.
- Wike retorted by calling the governors 'politically lazy' and 'Advance Fee Fraudsters' (419ers).
- An APC chieftain condemned Wike's insults, emphasizing party hierarchy and the need for a 'top-to-bottom' campaign.
- The conflict highlights internal tensions over cross-party alliances and the ruling party's future electoral methodology.
A significant political storm is brewing within Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as its governors openly clash with Federal Capital Territory (FCT.