The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC)/Rainbow Coalition Presidential Campaign Council.

The minster targets three million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election.

Mr Wike, who is the coordinator of the Tinubu Campaign Council and leader of the Rainbow Coalition, inaugurated the over 700-member council in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

He also urged members to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the election.

He directed each council member to mobilise at least five voters daily, saying the target was achievable if members remained committed to the assignment.

“Take it as a point of duty: every day, I will get at least five voters that will vote for Tinubu and members of the National Assembly,” he said.

Mr Wike urged members to abandon conventional campaign rallies and adopt door-to-door mobilisation, including visits to communities, markets, family gatherings and age-grade meetings.

“We are going to depart from that ceremonial campaign style of converging on one place and saying we are holding a rally,” he said.

The minister also announced that local government campaign councils would be inaugurated within one week, while the lists of subcommittee chairpersons and members would be finalised by Monday.

He assured party supporters whose names were omitted from the central campaign council that they would be accommodated in the subcommittees.

Defending the Rainbow Coalition, comprising members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Mr Wike said bringing politicians across party lines together would strengthen the president’s chances of securing victory.

He urged members to focus on promoting the Tinubu administration’s achievements in Rivers State rather than engaging in exchanges with opposition figures.

Also, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara pledged his support for the coalition, describing the newly inaugurated campaign council as bigger and better coordinated than the structure that worked for Mr Tinubu’s victory in 2023.

Mr Fubara said former political adversaries had put aside their differences to work towards securing victory for the president in 2027.

“Nothing is impossible. The only thing that is not possible is to revive the dead. If we take this as a serious task that must be achieved, we will come out decisively with a stronger vote than what we did in 2023,” he said.

The governor warned members against pretending to support the campaign while secretly working against its objectives, urging them to demonstrate genuine commitment.