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Uzodimma threatens to reclaim vehicles over coalition campaigning

Arise News examines contrasting campaign strategies among Tinubu supporters as Imo's governor rejects the coalition Wike promotes in Rivers.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 196,133 views a day, 90 times a normal first day on this channel (2,180).

Uzodimma Tackles Wike On Rainbow Coalition+Atiku Slams Tinubu's Saudi Trip+Obi Warns Riggers|OjyOkpe

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4:37Uzodimma rejects a Rainbow Coalition in Imo and threatens to withdraw vehicles from supporters working outside the APC.
11:35Atiku demands proof of Tinubu's Umrah pilgrimage and questions his travel itinerary.
13:42Oseni argues that public money should not fund a president's personal religious travel.
17:13Mairo-Ese examines Atiku's election-delay allegation, opposition readiness and concerns about the voter register.
28:13Obi warns that election riggers will face prosecution; Oseni later emphasizes intimidation and disenfranchisement.
33:07Tinubu's proposed prisoner-transfer changes would let eligible prisoners serve sentences in their home countries, subject to agreements.

Supporting Tinubu does not mean agreeing on how to campaign for him. While Nyesom Wike promotes a Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State, Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma is drawing a firm party line, with campaign vehicles attached.

"If I see you work outside APC, I will collect the vehicle from you," Uzodimma tells supporters in footage shown on Ojy Okpe's Arise News segment. His message leaves little room for interpretation: "There is no Rainbow Coalition in Imo State."

The episode drew about 155,000 views in its first 15 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for regular videos. It follows the coalition rally where Siminalayi Fubara called Wike his leader, as we reported here. This time, the question is how differently Tinubu's supporters are organizing across state lines.

At the studio desk, Reuben Abati examines the tensions between Uzodimma and Wike. Okpe then turns to a separate challenge from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who demands evidence of Tinubu's stated Umrah pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and alleges an effort to shift the presidential election date.

The panel separates those questions. Rufai Oseni argues that a personal religious journey should not carry public expenses, while Ayo Mairo-Ese notes that accusations of election postponement recur across election cycles.

Later, Peter Obi's warning that election riggers will face prosecution brings the discussion back to voting itself. Oseni argues that preventing intimidation and disenfranchisement matters alongside protecting the count: the obstacles voters face before a ballot is cast also deserve legal attention.

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The facts

Channel: Arise News
Subscribers: 1,260,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 4,535,921
Channel views, pace per day: 748,456 (on a normal day: 637,741)
Video published: October 29, 2026
Video views so far: 155,051 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 196,133

The numbers

Okpe's political roundup drew an unusually large early audience. Separate Arise uploads featuring Rochas Okorocha and the TUC's rejection of a federal transport allowance also started well above the channel's usual pace.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,180

this video

196,133

subscribers

1,260,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

807,523,856

views per day

748,456