Religious chief and founding father of the INRI Evangelical Religious Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027 might face critical threats — not simply from Labour Party’s Peter Obi, however from a trio of yet-to-be-named political figures.
In an announcement issued via his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, on Sunday, Ayodele declared that Obi alone lacks the political momentum to upend Tinubu’s probabilities. Nevertheless, he hinted on the emergence of three “strategic people” who, if aligned with an opposition coalition, may pose a formidable problem to the president’s second-term aspirations.
“Peter Obi can not single-handedly destabilize President Tinubu’s ambition. He doesn’t have the capability to win on his personal,” the prophet mentioned. “The coalition opposing Tinubu remains to be missing key personalities who can sway the voters. However as soon as these three people I’m speaking about step in, the President’s 2027 dream will probably be shaken.”
Primate Ayodele acknowledged Tinubu’s strides in governance, stating that he has outperformed former President Muhammadu Buhari and holds the potential to do even higher if given a second time period.
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Nonetheless, he issued a robust warning about complacency, particularly regarding political alliances in northern Nigeria.
“Tinubu should prioritize the North and be strategic with appointments. Betrayal may come from these he trusts probably the most,” Ayodele warned. “If he fails to put the proper folks in key positions, particularly within the North, his path to victory will probably be blocked — even when he has carried out the work.”
The cleric declined to reveal the identities of the three figures he believes may weaken Tinubu’s grip on energy, saying he would reveal their names in due time.
Because the political panorama regularly shifts towards 2027, Ayodele’s remarks add a contemporary layer of intrigue to the race, with consideration now mounted on the doable emergence of recent energy brokers able to altering Nigeria’s electoral dynamics.
