Primate Elijah Ayodele, the founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has warned President Bola Tinubu that rising insecurity could wreck his bid for a second term — unless things change by August 2026.
In a statement on May 29 signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Ayodele said the security crisis must be fixed fast or Tinubu will pay the price.
He said: “Tinubu needs to handle the issue of insecurity well; it needs serious deliberation, especially towards the election, so they won’t truncate his government. If he doesn’t listen, he will be the one to lose everything in the end.
“He (President Tinubu) needs to wake up now and start planning to eliminate insecurity as soon as possible because I see something serious coming.”
Ayodele warned Nigerians could unite in frustration and push the president out if attacks continue. He added: “Tinubu has till August (2026) to drastically reduce the operations of bandits and terrorists in Nigeria; otherwise, Nigerians will speak with one voice to kick him out of government. His fate is in his hands; it’s not yet time for him to focus on politics but on true governance, which entails securing the lives of citizens. The terrorists are planning to carry out more serious attacks, and if care isn’t taken, this will be used against Tinubu’s government. He must act fast.”
On the economy, Ayodele blamed insecurity and urged better use of state resources: “The insecurity is causing economic crisis, and I don’t think the finance minister understands the situation. We have governors of Taraba, Zamfara, Kogi who have resources in their states that can help the nation; the president should make use of that.”
