Primate Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may not complete a second term if re-elected in 2027.
Primate Ayodele made the prediction in a video shared on social media and obtained by Religion Journalism Foundation, drawing a comparison with the circumstances surrounding former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who died in office in May 2010 to predict that Tinubu’s health could become a major concern if he secures re-election,
“With the situation I see, even if he struggles to get a second term in office, he will not be able to finish it,” Ayodele said.
Although the presidency has denied that Tinubu is struggling with a serious undisclosed health condition, his appearance in public gatherings, including his campaigner opener in Kaduna, suggest he might be needing medical attention. The president has spent over 200 days outside Nigeria since her assumed office, an absence his opponents have attributed to medical tourism.
Primate Ayodele suggested that Vice-President Kashim Shettima could assume the presidency if Tinubu were unable to complete another term.
Primate Ayodele appealed to members of the president’s family to pay attention to his warning, insisting that the president needed prayers.
“You are not seeing what I am seeing. Tinubu is not okay. He needs prayers. Wife, children of Tinubu wake up. Seyi! Help Tinubu. Don’t let your father die,” he said.
The cleric also alleged that individuals surrounding the president were preventing him from receiving what he described as the truth about his situation. “People surrounding Tinubu don’t want him to hear the truth. They don’t want him to hear people like us,” Ayodele added.
Tinubu, who assumed office on May 29, 2023, is expected to seek re-election in the 2027 presidential election. If re-elected, he would serve a second four-year term, scheduled to end in 2031.
Ayodele’s comments come amid growing political discussions ahead of the 2027 general election, with the president’s second-term ambition and the prospects of opposition parties attracting public attention.