2027 Election: Primate Ayodele Mentions Presidential Candidate ADC Coalition Would Pick

• On Wednesday, June 2, 2025, the coalition of opposition parties formally adopted the ADC as its platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027
• Members include key political figures such as ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Governor Peter Obi, who agreed to join the ADC after SDP talks collapsed
• Reacting to the coalition move by the opposition parties, outspoken Nigerian cleric, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, shared what he described a 'prophetic revelation'

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering elections and politics in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - The spiritual head of the INRI Evangelical Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that Atiku Abubakar will be picked as the candidate of the anti-President Bola Tinubu coalition.

The Lagos-based cleric said this recently in a video posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle.

Ayodele speaks as opposition forms coalition

Ayodele ruled out the possibility of coalition members like Rotimi Amaechi and Nasir El-Rufai emerging as the group's presidential candidate with respect to the 2027 election.

He said:

“The coalition people are going to pick Atiku. Atiku is their candidate, not even El-Rufai, not even Amaechi or whoever. No. But there is a clause.”

Primate Ayodele added:

“It is not fully guaranteed that the ruling party [the All Progressives Congress - APC] can win. If they do not obey [my words], they can lose.”

Primate Ayodele's video is included below:

ADC: Nigeria's opposition leaders form alliance

Legit.ng reported that Nigeria's opposition leaders on Wednesday, July 2, unveiled a new coalition which they say is aimed at unseating the ruling party in Africa’s biggest democracy ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

The coalition unveiling took place at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.

The Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, challenging President Tinubu's APC party, is believed to be led by Atiku and Peter Obi, both runners-up in the 2023 presidential vote.

Other prominent figures who attended the ADC event on Wednesday, July 2, include former Governors Jibrilla Bindow (Adamawa), Emeka Ihedioha (Imo), Rotimi Amaechi and Aminu Tambuwal, former Governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, and Dino Melaye.

Also present were Solomon Dalung, former minister of youth and sports, Dele Momodu, a media personality, and Gabriel Suswam, former senator.

Read more on the anti-Tinubu coalition:

• Drama as opposition blows hot after Abuja Hotel suddenly cancels ADC unveiling hours before event
• ADC: Full text of Rauf Aregbesola's speech as he becomes secretary of anti-Tinubu coalition

2027: Analyst predicts ADC crisis over presidential ticket

Tobi Olukoya, a political analyst, has raised concerns about the internal stability of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the party prepares for the 2027 presidential election.

“From what I see, a southern candidate might emerge from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). But as we all know, politics is based on personal interest, not emotions, and things can change quickly in the coming months,” he told Legit.ng.

Olukoya warned of looming internal wrangling within the party.

“I also expect the ADC to face internal conflicts as they try to pick a strong presidential candidate. There will be clashes of personal interests and different opinions. And when people with different goals come together, it’s hard to achieve something perfect without true unity and commitment.”

David Mark emerges as ADC chairman

Earlier, Legit.ng also reported that David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola, the former Senate President and ex-governor of Osun state, respectively, were appointed as the interim chairman and secretary of the ADC by the coalition movement.

The coalition is positioning itself against President Tinubu and the ruling APC ahead of the 2027 general election. Bolaji Abdullahi, a former sports minister, was also appointed as the interim National Publicity Secretary of the ADC.

Editorial assistant Ololade Olatimehin provided exclusive commentary from a political analyst for this report.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng