Buba Galadima, Kwankwaso ally, announced Saturday that opposition figures Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso will reveal a new political platform on Monday, signaling a major realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking at an Obi-Kwankwaso Movement stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, Galadima disclosed that the former governors of Anambra and Kano states are finalizing arrangements to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), a party reportedly linked to former Bayelsa Governor Senator Seriake Dickson.
“Both Obi, Kwankwaso and their chieftains were on ground between yesterday and this morning signing the relevant documents with Senator Dickson and the NDC leaders,” a source close to the opposition leaders confirmed on condition of anonymity.
The source added that the move aims to avoid past political missteps: “We don’t want a repeat of what happened in the ADC to occur again. We discovered late that Atiku and his loyalists lured our leaders to that opposition party to fulfil only one single mission — Atiku’s presidential ambition.”
Galadima warned supporters to prepare for coordinated attacks following the announcement, drawing an analogy to international conflict.
“As from Monday, when our leaders declare on which platform they will run, I want to tell you that one of two things will happen,” Galadima told journalists. “First, they will sponsor columnists. Two, they will deploy social media influencers to start attacking our candidates.”
He urged supporters to respond strategically: “Don’t call anybody any name until they call our leaders names. Then we will respond with the greatest might of intellect in us. These are people who are living in their comfort zones, and they want to start a war. We will help them add kerosene.”
The NNPP chieftain alleged that opposition leaders have faced sustained repression, claiming security agencies have maligned and detained them as part of an initial suppression phase. He argued a second phase involved systematically weakening opposition platforms, listing the SDP, PDP, ADC, NDP and PRP as having been “decimated.”
Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, expressed support for the proposed alliance, stating: “I am not a politician and don’t need to join your political party. But let me say that O-K (Obi-Kwankwaso) is okay for me.”
The planned defection follows weeks of speculation over the political future of both opposition figures amid Supreme Court developments affecting opposition party structures.