President Bola Tinubu is set to intervene in the growing face-off between All Progressives Congress governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2027 elections.
A senior presidential aide familiar with the development, who spoke exclusively to the journalist on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment on the matter, said Tinubu was expected to engage the parties in a bid to resolve their differences.
The source added that the intervention was likely to take place abroad before the end of the week.
President Tinubu is currently on vacation in France.
Wike, a leader of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, who is serving in the APC-led Federal Government as the FCT minister, has been promoting the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State in support of Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.
Wike, who has been at odds with some APC governors, alleged during a recent media chat that Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his Imo counterpart Hope Uzodimma were behind his recent political challenges.
According to Wike, the governors’ opposition was linked to the growing national spread of his Rainbow Coalition, which he said was providing a platform for politicians seeking to challenge APC candidates in governorship and senatorial elections.