The emergence of Nentawe Yilwatda as the national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) may hinder the party’s victory in 2027.
This is the take of the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, released through his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin.
Ayodele claimed that although the new chairman is clever and calculating, the aura of victory around him is not certain.
He said the party needs a lot of grassroots work, but expressed worry that he may not as he would be focused on appeasing the elites of the party which will not be good in the long run.
“The newly elected APC chairman will give the party tough work. He will need a very strong committee to be in the system with him; otherwise, I don’t see him driving the party to victory in 2027.
“APC needs to brace up well if they want to win; they need a lot of grassroots work because this man will not be able to handle grassroots people. The party needs to work extraordinarily in order to capture the grassroots people, but the new chairman will only work for elites.”
On 2027 election, Primate Ayodele said it will not be a baby election as it will determine the future of the country.
“The 2027 election won’t be a baby election; it will determine a whole lot of things like the unity of the country, and the chairman must be supernaturally endowed on all sides because they can use anything to take him out. He must be able to address party issues because there will be different attacks,” he added.