Wike launches Majority FM in Rivers Ahead of The 2027 Elections

• Nyesom Wike has commissioned Majority FM 89.5 in Port Harcourt.
• The station is housed inside the Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ office.
• He says it will be used to spread political messaging across Rivers State ahead of 2027.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has unveiled a new radio station in Rivers State, and while it looks like a media project on the surface, its political undertones are already hard to miss.

The station, Majority FM 89.5, was commissioned in Port Harcourt and is located inside the office of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a political mobilization group aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s re-election project.

A video shared online showed Wike walking through the studio space, inspecting equipment and exchanging words with staff members, moments after the station went live.

Why this station matters

Unlike traditional commercial stations, Majority FM is positioned as a grassroots political platform, one designed to carry campaign messaging deep into communities across Rivers State.

During the launch, Wike said the station would help transmit political communication across the state’s wards and polling units, describing it as a tool for mobilization rather than entertainment.

In his words, the station would reach “all the 6,866 units” across Rivers, a statement that immediately framed the project as part of long-term electoral planning.

A signal ahead of 2027

Though Nigeria’s next general election is still more than a year away, the timing of the launch signals that political groundwork is already underway, particularly in the South-South region, where Rivers remains a major battleground.

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Wike, a former governor of the state and one of the most influential political figures in the region, has emerged as a central player in Tinubu’s coalition, despite his roots in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

The radio station, analysts say, offers him a direct communication pipeline to grassroots audiences — bypassing traditional media filters and creating a consistent messaging channel.

From governance to messaging infrastructure

Political radio stations have historically played a key role in Nigerian elections, especially in regions where radio remains the most accessible medium.

By embedding Majority FM inside a political organization’s office, the project blurs the line between media infrastructure and campaign strategy, signalling a shift toward permanent political communication platforms rather than temporary election tools.

Whether the station evolves into a full commercial broadcaster or remains tightly political, one thing is clear: Rivers has just become an early testing ground for Nigeria’s 2027 campaign playbook.