Ahead of the 2027 election, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed that Governor Ahmadu Fintiri is about to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Nigerian Tribune noted Primate Ayodele's fresh prophecy amid a wave of defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a recent statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church stated that Finriti will have serious clashes with presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar. Atiku hails from Adamawa state.

The outspoken cleric revealed that the governor will disappoint a lot of his followers and that he will single-handedly cause crises for himself.

He said:

"Fintiri is about to leave PDP; he will fight with Atiku. He and Nuhu Ribadu will have political issues, and they will fight a dirty fight. There will be pressure on him, and he will disappoint a lot of his followers. He will use religious sentiment to fire himself, and this can fail his coming election. He must strategise urgently to be in political form.

"Many who think they will become governor will be disappointed. He will find it difficult to install a governor with his political mercenary. His state must be careful against a major attack, cholera, and chickenpox.”

Adamawa governor lists conditions for aspiring successor

Meanwhile, Fintiri issued guidelines to his would-be successor, stressing that the state must remain a PDP stronghold.

Speaking in Government House when the 226 PDP ward chairmen and state executives of the party paid him a courtesy call, the governor said that any person willing to take over the mantle of leadership from him must be a grassroots man with the interest of Adamawa people at heart.

Fintiri served as governor of Adamawa state since May 2019. His tenure is expected to lapse in 2027.