We Retract, We Respect YPP
The Ondo State Rainbow Coalition Movement has read the statement issued on 4th November, 2026 by the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Ondo State, signed by Kehinde Zachariah, Special Assistant to the State Chairman, Hon. Dotun Ojon, disowning the Coalition and threatening legal action over the inclusion of YPP in our list of parties.
We wish to state clearly and respectfully:
1. We Accept The Clarification In Good Faith
We accept the clarification by YPP that the party, as a structure, and its State Chairman, Hon. Dotun Ojon, have not consented to join the Rainbow Coalition.
In the spirit of peace and in line with the demand of YPP, the Ondo State Rainbow Coalition hereby:
a) RETRACTS any publication, statement or list suggesting that the Young Progressives Party (YPP) as a party, and its State Chairman, Hon. Dotun Ojon, are members of the Ondo State Rainbow Coalition.
b) APOLOGIZES unreservedly to Hon. Dotun Ojon and the entire YPP family in Ondo State for the embarrassment this may have caused.
c) UNDERTAKES not to use the name, logo, image or identity of YPP or Hon. Dotun Ojon in any future Rainbow Coalition publication, advertisement or political arrangement henceforward.
2. Our Door Remains Open
This retraction does not mean enmity. YPP remains a credible party for young progressives. Rainbow Coalition remains a movement for Tinubu for President and MATO for Senate, Ondo South.
If tomorrow, any individual member of YPP, in his personal capacity, decides to support President Tinubu, he is welcome. But as a party, YPP is free, independent, and we respect its decision to stay out.
We therefore call on all our members and supporters to stop using YPP’s name in any Rainbow Coalition material with immediate effect.
3. Conclusion
Rainbow Coalition is about addition, not imposition. About unity, not force. About Tinubu for President and MATO for Senate, Ondo South.
We respect YPP’s position. We apologize again. We move forward in peace.
Signed:
Media Office of the Chairman,
Ondo State Rainbow Coalition Movement
6th November, 2026.
