Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Buba Galadima, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is desperate to retain power ahead of the 2027 general elections and could “do anything under the sun” to achieve that objective.
Galadima made the claim during a recent interview on Symfoni TV, amid growing political activity and realignments ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
According to him, the APC’s alleged determination to remain in power is linked to what members of the party fear could happen if they lose control of the Federal Government.
“The desperation with which the APC is going, they can do anything under the sun to come back to power, because they know what it entails if they lose power; what they have done to people will visit them,” Galadima said.
The statement was also reported by several Nigerian media outlets on October 4, 2026.
Galadima did not identify any specific action he believed the APC was planning to take in order to retain power, and his comments did not provide independent evidence of a planned electoral offence or other specific strategy by the ruling party.
His remarks come as political parties and opposition groups intensify preparations for the 2027 elections, with alliances, defections and negotiations increasingly shaping the political landscape.
Galadima, who is an ally of NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and running mate Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been outspoken about the opposition’s strategy ahead of the election.
In September, he told Channels Television that Obi and Kwankwaso were working to harmonise differences in their political positions ahead of the 2027 contest.
He described the pair as being “on the same page” and said their political team was working to reconcile areas where they had previously held different positions.
In his latest remarks, Galadima also questioned the prospect of President Bola Tinubu returning to office in 2027.
He claimed that “nobody” he had personally asked wanted Tinubu to return for another term.
“Nobody I asked wants Tinubu to come back,” he said.
However, the statement reflected Galadima’s personal interactions and was not presented as the result of a scientific opinion poll or representative survey of Nigerian voters.
The NDC chieftain further argued that regional considerations should play a role in determining Nigeria’s next president.
He said allowing the Southeast to produce the president would, in his view, help address some of the country’s longstanding regional and political tensions.
“The only way to unite this country is to allow people from the Southeast taste power and I can stand on any platform to support that and convince people that it’s the right thing to do,” he said.
Galadima also referred to religious and ethnic divisions in Nigerian politics, arguing that political calculations around regional representation would be important in the 2027 contest.
His position comes amid an increasingly crowded opposition landscape, with several political groups seeking to challenge the APC at the presidential poll.
The 2027 political contest has already seen major shifts from the configuration that existed during the 2023 election.
Tinubu, who won the 2023 presidential election on the APC platform, is seeking another term, while former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is contesting under the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Obi and Kwankwaso, who contested the 2023 election separately under the Labour Party and New Nigeria Peoples Party respectively, are now operating together under the NDC platform, according to Galadima and other party figures.
The opposition parties have continued to explore possible alliances and strategies for confronting the ruling party, while the APC has also intensified its mobilisation ahead of the election.
Galadima’s latest criticism of the APC also comes against the backdrop of his comments about former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
During the same period, he argued that El-Rufai was facing consequences for some of his actions while in office but rejected the suggestion that the former governor’s legal troubles were necessarily politically motivated.
Galadima said he had previously warned El-Rufai to be cautious and claimed that he had approached Kwankwaso to discourage El-Rufai from returning to Nigeria from Egypt.
He also accused Tinubu and his associates of being “ingrates” in their treatment of the former Kaduna governor. Those comments were separately reported following Galadima’s interview.
The political implications of Galadima’s remarks are likely to feature in the broader debate over the 2027 election, particularly as opposition parties attempt to consolidate their positions against the APC.
The ruling party has not, in the reports reviewed, responded specifically to Galadima’s allegation that it could “do anything under the sun” to retain power.
Galadima’s statement therefore remains an allegation and political assessment from an opposition figure rather than an independently established finding about the APC’s intentions.
With the 2027 presidential election approaching, political parties are expected to intensify campaigns, coalition-building and mobilisation across the country.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has scheduled the presidential and National Assembly elections for January 16, 2027, meaning the political contest is already moving into a critical phase.
Galadima’s comments add to the increasingly heated political rhetoric surrounding the election, particularly over the opposition’s attempts to challenge the APC and the ruling party’s campaign for another term.
For now, his warning that the APC could take extreme measures to remain in power is his own assessment, while the specific actions the party may pursue during the 2027 electoral process remain to be seen.
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