‘Not Atiku’: Primate Ayodele Shares Prediction on PDP’s Presidential Candidate in 2027
- As politicking for 2027 develops, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said the PDP cannot field Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate
- Legit.ng reports that the outspoken cleric disclosed that the PDP will puncture Atiku’s ambition
- Primate Ayodele said the earlier some members of the PDP supporting Atiku know this, the better for the party
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FCT, Abuja - Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, the spiritual head of the INRI evangelical spiritual church, has said he foresees the emergence of "a new powerful candidate" in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ayodele predicted that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's candidate in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, "will not be picked".
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Atiku, Nigeria's vice president from 1999 to 2007, has run unsuccessfully for president six times - in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. By 2027, he would have become an octogenarian.
In a video shared recently on his official X (formerly Twitter) channel, Primate Ayodele said:
"Well, I'm not seeing Atiku in the picture of 2027 election of PDP. I'm seeing that another powerful person will emerge in PDP in 2027.
"I'm not seeing Atiku Atiku as the main person that will contest the election in 2027. So says the Lord. Let's watch and see how this goes; that's what the Lord says."
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- "Premeditated": Atiku reacts as scores of Nigerian soldiers are killed in Delta attack
- 2027 presidency: ‘Forget about it completely’, Bode George tells Atiku, gives reason
"Dollar will sell for N1,200" - Primate Ayodele speaks out
In related news, Legit.ng reported that Primate Ayodele said the dollar-to-naira exchange rate would fluctuate between N800 and N1,200.
According to the spiritual head of the INRI evangelical spiritual church, the CFA franc will be stronger than the naira under the current realities.
The cleric said he had not seen anything better, "for the future looks gloomy".
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