Primate Ayodele Reveals Who Should Be Ondo State Next Governor and Why

Primate Ayodele Reveals Who Should Be Ondo State Next Governor and Why

  • Primate Elijah Ayodele, a popular cleric of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has tipped popular business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, to be the next governor of Ondo state
  • Ayodele said his support for the entrepreneur was not a religion but his personal relationship with him over a period of time
  • The cleric described the business mogul as a very intelligent and educated person that can drive the state forward with his wealth of experience in business, politics and relationship

Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has declared his support for Jimoh Ibrahim to be the successor of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state.

According to PM News, Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, said that his support for the businessman was borne out of the personal relationship he had with him and not religion.

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Primate Ayodele reveals why Jimoh Ibrahim should be next Ondo Photo Credit: Primate Ayodele
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The cleric disclosed that the business mogul, who was a senator-elect for the Ondo south under the All Progressives Congress (APC), was one of his pillars of support when he started the ministry some years back.

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He revealed that the businessman often bought him gifts such as a Samsung phone that worth N100,000 many years ago, an expensive wristwatch and a car.

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The religious leader said Jimoh Ibrahim is very intelligent and can move the sunshine state forward with his wealth of experience in relationships with people, business and politics.

In extolling the business mogul, the cleric said:

‘’Jimoh Ibrahim, my friend, brother, and spiritual son. He is entertaining, interactive, and educated. He added value to my spiritual life when I was just coming up and supported me. We were really close and he was there for me when I was still struggling. He knows several men of God because he likes giving to God’s work but he will never disregard me.’’

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South-East should produce next Senate President to avoid trouble, Ayodele

Legit.ng earlier reported that Primate Elijah Ayodele has said that Nigeria would be thrown into another political turmoil if the southeast did not produce the next senate president.

The cleric said if the senate presidency is zoned to another region, it is likely that the seat would be occupied by another Muslim.

According to the religious leader, the next government would land in jeopardy if the senate president's seat is filled by a Muslim.

Source: Legit.ng

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