The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again regarding the vice president, Kashim Shettima, and his 2027 second-term ambition.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele warned Tinubu not to drop Shettima as his running mate because it will cost him heavily.
He noted that even if the VP offends the president, he should try and settle it for his own good because it will be a huge minus if he tries to drop him as a running mate ahead of the 2027 election.
He made it known that an attempt to bring another person on board would destroy his chances and bring unnecessary enemies to him.
“Dropping Shettima will cause trouble for you; those who want him out are your enemies who don’t want you to succeed. Anything that Shettima might have done, forget it, and let’s move the country forward.”
“If you remove Shettima, it’s a minus for you; don’t remove him if you still want to maintain your chances. There are things you need to settle between yourself and Shettima, settle with him and let him remain if not, it will be a serious minus to your government.”
The prophet stated that Shettima is harmless to Tinubu and that the president will still face challenges in the north, explaining that Emirs will gang up against him.
“Don’t go and get another person who will destroy your government. Shettima is harmless; you will still face challenges and counter-challenges in the north. The Emirs will gang up against you; you need to work on them. You need to do extra work; the election won’t come by easily.”
The prophet further revealed that America won’t support President Tinubu’s second-term ambition and will do everything to see him removed from power. He urged the president to avoid self-inflicted problems by solving the issues of hunger and security.
“Also, make sure you sort out the issue of international communities, like I said, America isn’t your friend, America is desperate to remove you; they will do everything to see you out of power.”
He stated that there are people who can defeat Tinubu, and even though none of them have openly shown interest yet, if they do, with the situation on the ground, they will defeat the president.
“I am not in support of anyone. If anyone comes out to contest and can defeat you, I will tell you, but I have not seen it yet. However, you need to work very hard because if the person comes out with the situation on the ground, you will have issues.”
“Shettima isn’t your problem, but hunger in the country and other factors. If you don’t fix them, removing anybody from your government or adding anyone will not do you any good.
“You should also work on security, you can win terrorist s, they are within Nigeria.”
