Tinubu’s re-election bid shaky, northern support declining — Buba Galadima’s daughter

• Zainab Galadima said Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid will be tougher than the 2023 presidential election.
• She claimed the president may secure only 30 per cent of northern votes due to growing dissatisfaction.

Zainab Galadima has said President Bola Tinubu may get only 30 per cent of votes from the north in the 2027 presidential election.

Zainab is the daughter of Buba Galadima, a prominent figure in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chieftain.

She made the statement during an interview on the Mic On podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, a Channels Television journalist.

She described the upcoming election as Tinubu’s “most difficult political contest yet.”

According to her, growing opposition forces and rising discontent in the north would make Tinubu’s re-election bid more difficult.

“Honestly, I don’t have good reviews (from northerners about Tinubu). It’s really bad. Tinubu may get, maybe, 30 percent or less,” she said.

“It’s going to be worse than the 2023 elections. The chances of Tinubu winning the 2027 election is going to be the toughest battle that he will ever see.

“It’s going to be the toughest because this coalition, as much as I don’t understand what they are doing, but anybody that sees them knows that we need to sit up.”

Zainab served as a technical assistant on sustainable development goals (SDGs) projects in the office of the vice-president during the first term of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

She described the opposition coalition as a positive step for democracy in Nigeria.

Galadima said all citizens concerned about the future of the country should support the alliance.

She added that the coalition deserves public backing given the current situation in the country.

Last week, the coalition adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform.

It also announced a new leadership structure ahead of the 2026 general elections.

The coalition, comprising prominent opposition figures, aims to unseat Tinubu in the next presidential poll.

Its members include the former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar; former transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi; 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi; and a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai.