2027: Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, 4 Other Top Clerics Who May Refuse to Support Tinubu
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and governance in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - The February 20, 2027 presidential election is exactly 862 days days away, going by the timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Bola Tinubu, the current president, is expected to seek re-election.
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The Nigerian leader received backing from various groups and prominent individuals during the 2023 election, and would be banking on their support again. However, some clerics who do not believe in Tinubu may decide to pitch their tent elsewhere.
In this report, Legit.ng highlights clerics who may refuse to support Tinubu.
1) Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi
In the 2023 election, Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, the supreme leader of the Islamic Sufi group known as the Tijaniyyah, endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate at the time, Atiku Abubakar.
The prominent Islamic scholar endorsed Atiku in a message to his followers.
2) Prophet Ritabbi
Founder of Christ as of Old Ministry, Prophet Ezenwa George Ritabbi, popularly called Prophet Ritabbi, is a known supporter of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election.
In January 2023, Ritabbi spoke and encouraged youths to vote for Obi.
Also, he often shares messages of despair concerning the Tinubu administration.
For example, in December 2023, Prophet Ritabbi predicted hardship. According to him, the naira would eventually exchange at N2,500 against the dollar.
3) Pastor Azzaman
Ahead of the 2023 general election, a popular Kaduna Christian cleric, Pastor David Ayuba Azzaman, vowed to mobilise one million votes for Obi.
Following Obi's loss in the election, Azzaman increased his criticism of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, using his Facebook account to persistently lash out at the ruling administration.
4) Pastor Paul Enenche
A few days before the 2023 poll, Paul Enenche, the senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), declared his support for Obi.
Enenche announced his decision in a post on his social media handles.
The post was accompanied by a photograph of him, Obi, and Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide.
5) Pastor Kingsley Okwuwe
Pastor Okwuwe, the spiritual leader of the Revival and Restoration Global Mission, openly supports Obi.
At the time the outcome of the 2023 presidential election was contested in court, the cleric deployed his YouTube page to dish out pro-Obi prophecies.
6) Pastor Tunde Bakare
Bakare is a popular Lagos-based televangelist.
The preacher studied law at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), practiced law before opening his law firm, and left the profession to work as a pastor.
He worked as a legal adviser at the Deeper Life Bible Church, but later moved to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), where he became pastor and founded the Model Parish.
Following his time at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Bakare left to start the Latter Rain Assembly Church.
In addition to his time in the church, Bakare was the running-mate of presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 general election.
He has been critical of Nigeria's leadership and has sparked controversy with controversial comments.
In 2019, Bakare announced his intention to run for president of Nigeria following the end of Buhari's second term in 2023.
2027: 'It'll be hard to defeat Tinubu'
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Salihu Lukman, a former national vice chairman, north-west of the APC, said President Tinubu can only be defeated by an opposition political platform with a strong relationship with Nigerians.
Lukman admitted that the feat will not be easy to achieve because Nigerians will find it difficult to trust any politician who makes similar promises of a better future for them after the APC, which promised change before 2015 but ended up producing the alleged disappointment currently being witnessed.
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