Veteran politician and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has urged Nigerians to unite and vote out President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general Elections, alleging that the incumbent has engineered the electoral framework to disadvantage opposition parties.
Galadima made the remarks in Abuja during the inauguration of the NDC National Reconciliation Committee, a body constituted to resolve disputes arising from the party’s primary elections ahead of the next general election cycle. Addressing party members and journalists, he claimed that the current Electoral Act was “designed and perfected” by President Tinubu before it was transmitted to the National Assembly for passage.
According to Galadima, the legislation serves primarily to protect the president and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while creating obstacles for other political parties seeking to field candidates. “Tinubu is only protecting himself and the APC and making it difficult for other parties to produce candidates,” he said. “The president is not thinking of a contest with anybody, but we won’t allow it. Even if it’s an empty coffin, all Nigerians must come together and throw him out for the sake of this country.”
The NDC leader’s comments reflect a deepening conviction among opposition figures that the electoral playing field has been tilted in favour of the ruling party. The inauguration of the reconciliation committee signals the NDC’s early efforts to consolidate its internal democracy and present a united front for 2027. Galadima, a long-time political strategist and former ally of Tinubu, has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the administration’s governance style and electoral strategy.
The presidency has not issued a response to the allegations regarding the authorship of the Electoral Act or the claim that it was crafted to entrench incumbent advantage. As the 2027 election horizon approaches, the interplay between electoral reform, opposition coordination, and ruling party strategy is expected to dominate Nigeria’s political discourse.
