The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has declared that an alliance between the PDP and the Rainbow Coalition will defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 Imo State governorship election.
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Anyanwu made the declaration while responding to Governor Hope Uzodimma’s rejection of the proposed political alliance, insisting that the emerging coalition could end the APC’s hold on the state.
Uzodimma had, on Tuesday, warned APC members against working with political coalitions outside the ruling party during the inauguration of the Imo State chapter of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, a group mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.
“There is no Rainbow Coalition in Imo State,” the governor said, while cautioning members of the movement against collaborating with groups outside the APC.
However, in a statement issued by his media adviser, Ikenna Onuoha, Anyanwu described the governor’s remarks as evidence of concern within the ruling party over the growing opposition alliance.
He argued that cooperation between the PDP and the Rainbow Coalition would offer Imo residents an alternative to the APC-led administration.
“The APC in Imo State and its leaders are afraid of PDP and the Rainbow Coalition,” Anyanwu said.
He added that the ruling party’s dismissal of the coalition showed that its leaders were worried about the prospect of losing political power in the state.
The PDP chieftain also criticised Uzodimma’s administration over what he described as poor performance in infrastructure, healthcare, education and economic development.
He argued that the government should prioritise the rehabilitation of rural roads, equip hospitals with modern facilities, improve economic opportunities and raise educational standards.
Anyanwu further called on the state government to resolve the reported three-month strike involving lecturers at Imo State University, urging the authorities to engage the academic staff and address the issues responsible for the industrial dispute.
He accused the administration of failing to address the concerns of residents and instead making promises that, in his view, had not translated into meaningful improvements in their living conditions.
“Imo people are weary of the 3R government and their tricks,” he said.
Anyanwu also accused the government of worsening hardship in the state and urged it to acknowledge what he described as its shortcomings.
He called on the APC-led administration to recognise what he said was a growing public demand for an alternative government through the PDP and the Rainbow Coalition.
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