The spiritual head of the Inri evangelical church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has prophesied that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ‘will die’ if it decides to ‘hand’ Atiku Abubakar the presidential ticket for the 2027 election. Legit.ng reports that Atiku served as the vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. also from the same report, a former vice president, is a serial presidential aspirant having contested unsuccessfully for president of Nigeria six times: in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

The 77-year-old ran in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential primaries in 1993 but lost to Moshood Abiola and Baba Gana Kingibe. Atiku’s last two presidential pursuits have been through the PDP. The cleric said: “PDP, if you want to fail, give Atiku your presidency. You will see that you will fail. It is going to be a cheap victory for APC. Atiku is not the answer for the PDP in 2027. He is not the answer. If you try Atiku, then, politically, PDP is dead. That is the end of PDP.”

Source from different reports, Ayodele said: “there would be political tension” in the 2027 poll. He urged President Bola Tinubu to ‘do the right thing’ before the next general elections. Specifically, the outspoken religious leader asked the Nigerian leader to “look into NNPC to see how they can bring the price down.” he called the attention of the president of the federal to consider the nation before the 2027 election