The Peoples Democratic Party-led Rainbow Coalition in Bayelsa State has unveiled its timetable for mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general elections.

The coalition said it would activate its grassroots structures across the state’s 105 wards to canvass votes for Tinubu.

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It also urged the All Progressives Congress leadership in Bayelsa to view the group as a partner rather than a political rival.

The Bayelsa PDP Publicity Secretary, Ikaebimo Mark, announced the timetable in a statement on Tuesday. The schedule was signed by the coalition’s State Organising Secretary, T. Godspower.

According to the timetable, activities will begin with three days of fasting, prayers and a solemn assembly from November 5 to 7.

A campaign dedication and thanksgiving service is scheduled for November 8.

The formal commencement of campaign activities is planned for November 9, when the coalition will inaugurate its Bayelsa State Campaign Council, commission its campaign secretariat and unveil campaign buses reportedly donated by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

The coalition will distribute campaign materials, including T-shirts, face caps and banners, across the state’s local government areas between November 10 and 15.

Campaign flag-offs and the presentation of flags to candidates in the three senatorial districts—Bayelsa Central, Bayelsa West and Bayelsa East—are scheduled to take place between November 17 and 21.

The timetable lists December 12 for the grand finale, during which the coalition plans to formally adopt and endorse Tinubu as its presidential candidate.

Reacting to the timetable, Bayelsa PDP leader Chief Alabh Turnah expressed confidence that the coalition would mobilise voters across the state for Tinubu’s re-election and support candidates associated with the alliance.

Turnah described the reported integration of the Rainbow Coalition into Tinubu’s re-election campaign as a strategic political move that could strengthen the President’s electoral prospects beyond party lines.

He also praised Wike’s reported role in the presidential campaign structure, arguing that the minister’s political influence could help mobilise support for Tinubu in Bayelsa and other states.

Turnah said the coalition would highlight projects and development initiatives associated with the Tinubu administration, particularly those executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission in Bayelsa, to persuade voters to support the President.

“President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated pragmatic leadership with the inclusion of our national leader and patron, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, in the national Presidential Campaign Council,” Turnah said.

He added that the move demonstrated confidence in the coalition’s ability to mobilise votes across party lines.

“On our part in Bayelsa, we are going to reciprocate President Bola Tinubu’s confidence by mobilising all our members across the 105 wards in the state to deliver massive votes for his re-election,” he said.

The PDP leader also claimed that his party retained the strongest grassroots appeal in Bayelsa and predicted that its supporters would back Tinubu through the Rainbow Coalition platform.

“It is significant to state that there is no other party in Bayelsa that has the grassroots appeal of the PDP. Bayelsans are in love with the PDP, and they are ready to follow us in voting for President Tinubu under the Rainbow Coalition,” Turnah said.

Turnah warned that relying solely on the Bayelsa APC leadership to deliver votes for Tinubu could weaken the President’s electoral prospects in the state.

“We are aware that it is too risky to leave the re-election of President Tinubu in the hands of the APC leadership in the state because of its lack of grassroots appeal in several of our communities. This is one of the reasons we are taking the lead to kick-start the campaign for President Tinubu’s re-election,” he said.

He nevertheless urged the APC leadership to cooperate with the coalition, stressing that both groups should work together towards Tinubu’s re-election.

“We want to appeal again to the APC leadership not to see us as an adversary but as a partner willing to work hand-in-hand to deliver President Bola Tinubu in Bayelsa State,” Turnah said.

He further called on the state APC leadership to demonstrate its commitment to Tinubu’s re-election by collaborating with the coalition against opposition parties.

The planned activities signal increased political mobilisation in Bayelsa ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The PDP-led coalition is positioning itself as a platform for Tinubu’s re-election despite the PDP’s traditional opposition to the APC.

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However, the coalition’s claims about its grassroots strength and ability to deliver votes remain political assertions that will ultimately be tested at the polls.