The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again regarding the vice president, Kashim Shettima, and his 2027 second-term ambition, while also stating that America is ?desperate to remove? the president.

Primate Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, warned Tinubu not to drop Shettima as his running mate, noting that even if the VP offends the president, he should settle it for his own good.

He explained that an attempt to bring another person on board would be a ?huge minus? and would ?destroy his chances and bring unnecessary enemies to him.?

?Dropping Shettima will cause trouble for you; those who want him out are your enemies who don?t want you to succeed. Anything that Shettima might have done, forget it, and let?s move the country forward,? the cleric advised.

He continued; ?If you remove Shettima, it?s a minus for you; don?t remove him if you still want to maintain your chances. There are things you need to settle between yourself and Shettima, settle with him and let him remain; if not, it will be a serious minus to your government.?

The cleric stated that Shettima is harmless to Tinubu, but that the president will still face challenges in the north, predicting that ?the Emirs will gang up against you.?

He urged the president to ?do extra work? because the ?election won?t come by easily.?

Primate Ayodele further revealed that America won?t support President Tinubu?s second-term ambition and will ?do everything to see him removed from power.?

He urged the president to avoid ?self-inflicted problems by solving the issues of hunger and security.?

?Also, make sure you sort out the issue of international communities, like I said, America isn?t your friend. America is desperate to remove you; they will do everything to see you out of power.?

He stated that there are people who can defeat Tinubu, and although none have openly shown interest yet, with the current situation on the ground, they will defeat the president if they contest.

?I am not in support of anyone. If anyone comes out to contest and can defeat you, I will tell you, but I have not seen it yet. However, you need to work very hard because if the person comes out with the situation on the ground, you will have issues.?

He concluded by reiterating that the true problems are not personnel, but the nation?s challenges.

?Shettima isn?t your problem, but hunger in the country and other factors. If you don?t fix them, removing anybody from your government or adding anyone will not do you any good. You should also work on security, you can win terrorists, they are within Nigeria.?

(Nigerian Tribune)

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