Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has alleged that the Federal Government is preparing to rig the 2027 general elections.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Galadima said the NNPP would resist any such move and “teach the government a lesson” in the coming polls.

“What this government is planning is to rig the 2027 election,” he claimed.

When asked how he knew about the alleged plot, Galadima said it was evident from the government’s actions. “They go to governors and tell them to decamp. If you don’t decamp, they threaten to take power from you, not that they will allow you to be voted out. That’s what they do, and they don’t understand,” he said.

He argued that the Federal Government does not face enough criticism because “there are no real politicians in the country,” accusing many players in Nigerian politics of being opportunists. He also lamented that despite decades of political struggle, he has never been elected into office because he is considered a “bad politician” by Nigeria’s political standards.

On the recent by-elections held in 13 states, Galadima accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of acting outside the law.

“I want to raise a very important issue about this by-election. All of them were conducted illegally by INEC,” he said, insisting that the electoral body is constitutionally bound to conduct by-elections within three months of a vacancy.

“Some of the by-elections were conducted two years after. If candidates go to court to challenge them, they could be declared null and void because that is what the constitution says,” Galadima added.