Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has sparked debate with a prophecy claiming that former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to use ex-Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan against President Bola Tinubu in future politics.
Ayodele described it as a divine revelation, leaving it up to Jonathan and the political class to take it seriously or ignore it. Jonathan, who governed Nigeria from 2010 to 2015, has repeatedly denied any comeback bid, while neither he nor Trump has reacted to the claim.
So far, no evidence supports the prophecy, making it an unverified claim that has only fueled online conversations.
Mixed online reactions
Joelad wrote, “Make Tinubu first comot sha. Nigeria was still okay under GEJ. Yes, there was the Chibok girls saga and that was very unfortunate, but under Buhari and Tinubu, insecurity has been the order of the day. GEJ was the last president with a decent naira to dollar exchange rate. There was less inflation too. Please, all of this talk is not necessary. Remove Tinubu with immediacy.”
Atobajaye25 commented, “This pastor should just declare his interest in politics too, instead of sitting on the fence and hiding behind prophecies.”
iamcrypto_alien added, “Them done dey use religion push agenda again, it’s only a matter of time before tribalism go enter.”
Another user, Ugo_Shib, reacted with, “I spit on you people, madness everywhere.”
TruthBeToldOO1 dismissed the claim entirely, saying, “Primate Elijah Ayodele’s claim that Donald Trump will back Goodluck Jonathan against Tinubu in 2027 is baseless sensationalism. Trump has his own issues, and Jonathan has denied presidential ambitions. Ayodele’s unfulfilled prophecies should be questioned. Truth be told, this is just noise.”
