2027 Election: Primate Ayodele Sends Strong Warning Message to APC Over New Chairman, "Brace Up"
- Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele said Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the new APC national chairman, 'will give the ruling party tough work'
- Ahead of the 2027 election, Ayodele stated that 'although Prof. Yilwatda is clever and calculative, the aura of victory around him is dicey'
- The outspoken cleric asked the former Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development minister to prepare for "different attacks”
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Oke-Afa, Lagos state - Primate Elijah Ayodele has claimed that the newly-elected national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, does not have what it takes to convincingly give the party victory in the 2027 election.
In a statement on Sunday, July 27, signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, and made available to Legit.ng, Primate Ayodele claimed that the aura of victory around Prof. Yilwatda is tricky.
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The Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church founder stated that except there is a very strong committee to support the new APC leader, Professor Yilwatda would not be able to steer the party to victory in 2027.
The Lagos-based preacher stated that the APC needs to do a lot of grassroots work, but the new national chairman would find it difficult to do, as he will allegedly work more for the elites, 'which would not be good for the political party'.
Primate Ayodele said:
“The newly elected APC chairman will give the party tough work. He is clever and calculative, but the aura of victory around him is dicey. He will need a very strong committee to be in the system with him; otherwise, I don’t see him driving the party to victory in 2027.”
He added:
“APC needs to brace up well if they want to win; they need a lot of grassroots work because this man will not be able to handle grassroots people. The party needs to work extraordinarily in order to capture the grassroots people, but the new chairman will only work for elites.”
Furthermore, Primate Ayodele stated that the national chairman is strong, but his capacity is not enough for the party in some geopolitical zones. He praised Yilwatda's intelligence, but claimed that it would not be enough to help the party in the next general election.
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Ayodele speaks on 2027, assesses Yilwatda
Commenting further on the forthcoming 2027 poll, Primate Ayodele explained that 'it would not be a baby election', as it will determine a lot of things in West Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria.
His words:
“He (Yilwatda) is very strong, but he doesn’t have the capacity in some regions to deliver for the political party. He is very intelligent, but intelligence isn’t enough. He will have difficulties in handling issues, and opposition will seize the opportunity in his loopholes.
“The 2027 election won’t be a baby election; it will determine a whole lot of things like the unity of the country, and the chairman must be supernaturally endowed on all sides because they can use anything to take him out. He must be able to address party issues because there will be different attacks.”
'Why Nigeria is Suffering' - Ayodele
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Primate Ayodele pinned the cause of the challenges faced by Nigeria on Christian worship centres.
According to the outspoken cleric, parishes contribute to Nigeria's alleged suffering, "because churches don’t want to say the truth".
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