The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned Nigerians against entrusting political power to individuals he accused of mismanaging public funds, citing alleged financial irregularities during the administration of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

This comes as the State Assembly positions were shared between members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the APC receiving the majority of the slots.

Wike accused Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation and running mate to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of misappropriating funds.

He spoke yesterday in Port Harcourt at the unveiling of the Rainbow Coalition candidates, an alliance of six political parties formed to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

Wike said the coalition was intended to unite political parties behind Tinubu rather than create divisions, insisting that PDP members across the country had agreed to support the President.

“I have said, and let me reiterate, that the Rainbow Coalition means no harm, but to bring people from all the various political parties together to support Tinubu,” he said.

Wike, who described himself as a national leader of the PDP, said the party’s National Working Committee had endorsed the arrangement, adding that members in Imo, Kwara, Gombe, Zamfara, Ogun and other states were expected to support Tinubu.

He also dismissed claims of a factional leadership in the PDP, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had recognised Abdulrahman Mohammed as the party’s National Chairman.

The FCT minister subsequently criticised the ADC’s presidential ticket, particularly the prospect of Amaechi serving as vice-president under Atiku.

Earlier, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara unveiled Kingsley Chinda Ogundu as the APC governorship candidate under the Rainbow Coalition, along with other candidates from the six parties in the alliance.

Fubara urged his supporters to stop referring to him as the state’s political leader, declaring that the FCT minister remained the leader of the political movement.