A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Buba Galadima, has disclosed that he is part of a seven-man opposition group working under the coordination of former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Galadima said the group is focused on defeating President Bola Tinubu at the polls.
He made the disclosure during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.
According to him, the opposition group has been holding discussions and making progress as it prepares for the 2027 election.
“I also want to say publicly that I am one of the group of opposition candidates, seven of us, under the coordination of Governor Fayemi Kayode, working on that, and we are making progress,” Galadima said.
When asked what the group was working towards, he gave a direct response.
“To defeat Tinubu,” he said.
Galadima, however, did not identify the other six members of the group during the interview.
The former Ekiti governor is a founding member of the APC and served as the party’s governor in Ekiti State between 2018 and 2022.
He also served as Minister of Solid Minerals Development under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Fayemi has in recent months become increasingly critical of the direction of the APC.
In May 2026, APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, asked the former governor to leave the party if he no longer believed in its principles.
Basiru also warned that the party could take disciplinary action against Fayemi over alleged anti-party activities.
The warning followed comments by Fayemi in which he criticised the state of the ruling party and argued that the APC was losing some of the principles associated with its founding.
Basiru alleged that Fayemi and some of his supporters had been engaging with opposition figures.
“His statement only further confirmed what Mr Rotimi Amaechi said, that he was one of those who agreed to form opposition against the APC,” Basiru said at the time.
“We also have it on good authority that him and some of his followers have been hobnobbing with opposition elements, particularly ahead of the Ekiti governorship election,” he added.
The APC national secretary further said Fayemi should consider leaving the party if he had lost confidence in its direction.
“Let him go and join another party. If he does not join another party, the APC will not hesitate to invoke disciplinary actions to sanction him for anti-party activities,” Basiru said.
However, Fayemi has not publicly confirmed Galadima’s latest claim that he is coordinating a seven-man opposition group against Tinubu.
The NDC has emerged as one of the platforms being used by opposition figures seeking to build a stronger challenge to the APC.
Galadima has previously spoken about the need for opposition politicians to work together against the ruling party.
In May, he called on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to join the NDC, arguing that the opposition needed greater unity ahead of the 2027 election.
At the time, Galadima said Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso had joined the NDC as part of efforts to build a stronger opposition platform.
“The truth of the matter is that Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso migrated into the ADC; they brought unity of opposition to unseat Tinubu,” Galadima had said.
The NDC chieftain also expressed confidence in Peter Obi during Thursday’s interview.
He said Obi could emerge victorious if the 2027 election is conducted freely and fairly.
Galadima also discussed the role of young Nigerians in the coming election, saying the opposition was targeting voters between the ages of 18 and 35.
“The people we are mobilising, the young boys between 18 and 35. We are not talking of people like you,” he said.
He added that the group was interested in mobilising young voters to participate actively in the electoral process.
Galadima also raised concerns about the conduct of the 2027 election and questioned recent political activities involving President Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He alleged that opposition politicians were facing coordinated attacks, while also accusing the government of taking steps that could weaken opposition parties.
The allegations have not been independently established, and the Presidency and APC have not, in the material reviewed for this report, publicly confirmed Galadima’s claims about the seven-man group.