“Let us once again reiterate that I, Mr Julius Udayi and Mr Ebri Inah, and all other candidates that were nominated by the Turaki-led executive are the authentic flag bearers of our great party in Cross River State.”
By Patrick Abang
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Published on October 24, 2026
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3 min read
Julius Udayi, Governorship candidate of the Turaki led faction in Cross River State, has declared that the Rainbow Coalition is dead in the state, following the resignation of its party chairman, Barr. Venatius Ikem.
Udayi made the remarks during a Media briefing on Saturday at the NUJ Press Centre in Calabar, Cross River State.
“I call on all faithful members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State to remain calm, steadfast, and united as we watch the ill-fated so called ‘Rainbow Coalition’ fade away in Cross River State with their perpetrators.
“Just recently, you all heard that Mr Venatius Ikem Esq., who was imposed by the Wike’s faction as a factional Chairman of the PDP in Cross River State, who previously had an assignment to project and deliver certain candidates of the rainbow Coalition in line with Wike political theory, has resigned his membership of the party and in turn repented of this ill-fated assignment.
“We of the Turaki-led executive candidates are not surprised at this positive development because we saw it coming when time is given a chance. The resignation of Mr Ikem is not unconnected with the expected outcome of the awaited Court Judgment pending and loading to be delivered soon from the Nigerian Court of Appeal. We are gladdened because the ‘chaff will soon be separated from the weeds’, so we can focus and work towards winning the 2027 general elections in the state.
“Let us once again reiterate that I, Mr Julius Udayi and Mr Ebri Inah, and all other candidates that were nominated by the Turaki-led executive are the authentic flag bearers of our great party in Cross River State.
“The end time for the rainbow coalition candidates that were being paraded by the said Barr Ikem is becoming eminently clear.
“Mr Vena Ikem himself as an experienced lawyer throwing in the towel at this time is itself an indication of the end of Wike’s political ploy in Cross River State,” Udayi said.
