The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Monday revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is pitching his tent with the people who will disappoint him in the coming elections.

In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele stated that the president has been blindfolded spiritually and those he is currently relying on will disappoint him, especially some governors.

Ayodele explained that the election will be determined spiritually and that there are a lot of people around the president deceiving him.

He also explained that the president’s dependence on the US and France will have a negative impact on his government, noting that no movement can ensure victory for him.

“The election will be determined spiritually because there are a lot of things people don’t want from Tinubu any longer and a lot of people are deceiving him.

“Tinubu doesn’t have a grip on his government at the moment except he sees reliable people, but I don’t see those people with him. He is still relying on governors that will disappoint him because not even all of them will win their states.

“Apart from this, Tinubu’s dependence on the US and France for victory will further affect him, but he has been blindfolded spiritually. It’s not in the hands of any movement or money they are sharing, but he isn’t ready to listen.”

He further said that if the opposition works in the right path, it will be difficult for Tinubu to come back and even INEC may not be able to help him.

“It is only if the opposition doesn’t work along the line that the president will come back; if not, it will be very difficult. They are only packaging the President, and even the INEC cannot give him victory.

“What is on the ground is serious, and the north isn’t settled at all; the northerners will show themselves at the 11th hour. It will not look well if the president ends his second term ambition in shame and disgrace, and apart from this, the aura of the election date isn’t good for Tinubu’s victory.”

Gunmen have attacked the convoy of Sekinat Oyebamiji, wife of the Osun State All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Asiwaju Oyebamiji in Ede South Local Government Area of the state.

The attack was said to have occurred on Sunday evening shortly after Mrs Oyebamiji concluded a political engagement in Alajue Ward 2, where she had met with residents and party supporters ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state.

She was reportedly accompanied by Princess Bukola Adereti, wife of the APC deputy governorship candidate, Alhaji Kayode Adereti, during the visit.

The assailants, numbering about 15,  were said to have carried out the attack at about 7 p.m. while Mrs Oyebamiji was leaving the venue of the programme.

Although Mrs Oyebamiji and Princess Adereti escaped without injury, one of the persons in the convoy reportedly sustained serious injuries.

The victim, identified as the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Sekona Branch, was said to have suffered severe head injuries during the incident and was later taken for medical treatment.

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has disclosed that the contest of the 2023 election was between opposition parties and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

According to Adebayo, who spoke while featuring on Politics Today on Channels TV, the 2023 election was a charade, alleging that the election results were fake.

The SDP presidential candidate emphasised that if the 2027 polls will be about candidate versus candidate, it will be an indication that the system is ready.

He said, “In 2023, I contested against INEC. INEC were the opponents. What happened in 2023 was not good at all. All those numbers are fake. The whole thing was a charade. Anyone who is making analysis based on the 2023 election is legitimising fraud.

“Nobody should use the number and go to the Villa and govern anybody because you can’t govern out of fraud or out of manipulation. So, we cannot normalise the number.

“The difference I will want now, hopefully I pray every day for Prof. Amupitan, his fellow commissioners and their other staff, is that this time around, no candidate should see INEC as an enemy. And I also pray for IGP Disu and the reason of police officers that no candidate should see the police as an enemy.

“There is no candidate who should be unfortunate enough to be running against INEC like we were running against INEC in 2023, and that is what we need to change. To run for election is like writing an examination; your score should reflect your effort.

“My point of view is not that the opposition should come together only but that all Nigerians should come together. Even some people who might be members of APC know that APC itself has been irrelevant and they are facing a system of one-man rule.”