Popular Nigerian seer and Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has for the umpteenth issued a warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election, predicting that the President could face significant political challenges if current circumstances remain unchanged.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the cleric claimed that the outcome of the 2027 presidential election would be influenced by “spiritual” factors rather than political strategies alone.
According to Ayodele, growing public dissatisfaction with the President could affect his chances of securing a second term.
“The election will be determined spiritually because there are a lot of things people don’t want from Tinubu any longer, and a lot of people are deceiving him,” he said.
The cleric further alleged that President Tinubu no longer has a firm grip on his administration, arguing that some of those around him are not dependable.
“Tinubu doesn’t have a grip on his government at the moment except he sees reliable people, but I don’t see those people with him. He is still relying on governors that will disappoint him because not even all of them will win their states,” Ayodele stated.
Primate Ayodele also claimed that relying on international relationships or financial resources would not guarantee electoral success, insisting that the President was being misled. “Apart from this, Tinubu’s dependence on the US and France for victory will further affect him, but he has been blindfolded spiritually. It’s not in the hands of any movement or money they are sharing, but he isn’t ready to listen,” he said.
Speaking on the opposition’s prospects, the cleric argued that the President’s chances of re-election would largely depend on whether opposition parties were able to unite effectively.
“It is only if the opposition doesn’t work along the line that the president will come back; if not, it will be very difficult. They are only packaging the President, and even the INEC cannot give him victory,” he said.
Primate Ayodele also claimed that political sentiment in northern Nigeria could play a decisive role in the election, warning that developments closer to the polls may not favour the President.
“What is on the ground is serious, and the north isn’t settled at all; the northerners will show themselves at the 11th hour. It will not look well if the president ends his second-term ambition in shame and disgrace, and apart from this, the aura of the election date isn’t good for Tinubu’s victory,” he added.
