Peter Obi or Atiku: Primate Ayodele Reveals Who Would Win the ADC Presidential Ticket for 2027

By Oturnnews Correspondent | May 2, 2026

Prophet Elijah Ayodele, the General Overseer of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church and one of Nigeria's most followed religious voices on political matters, has weighed in on the question of who would emerge as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, as the two figures remain central to the ongoing discussions about the structure of the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Ayodele has previously made a series of political predictions that have attracted wide attention and generated debate about the direction of Nigerian politics. His comments on the ADC ticket question come at a moment when the opposition coalition is at a critical juncture, with the Ibadan summit having produced a declaration of unity but leaving unresolved the fundamental question of which individual and which party structure would carry the opposition's presidential ambitions into the 2027 contest against incumbent President Bola Tinubu.

The Context of the ADC Discussion

The ADC has emerged as a subject of intense political interest because it offers a registered party platform that is not controlled by either the PDP establishment associated with Atiku or the Labour Party associated with Obi. For politicians seeking a fresh vehicle that does not carry the baggage of previous electoral losses or internal party disputes, the ADC has been discussed as a potential consolidation point for the opposition.

However, the party's own internal leadership dispute, which has been the subject of court proceedings up to the Supreme Court level, has complicated the picture for politicians considering it as a platform. The question of who controls the ADC and therefore who has the authority to convene primaries and select candidates is one that must be resolved before the party can serve as an effective vehicle for any presidential ambition.

The Broader 2027 Picture

The question of whether Obi and Atiku can genuinely unite behind a single candidacy and a single party platform remains the central unresolved issue in Nigerian opposition politics. Each man brings a different electoral constituency, a different political style, and a different vision of what a post-APC Nigeria should look like. Finding the formula that combines their combined support into a single competitive force against an incumbent with the resources of the federal government behind him is the strategic challenge that the opposition must solve before campaigning in earnest begins.