Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Nigeria, has averred that no matter what the Nigerian Minister of Defence is doing to dislodge banditry and terrorism, the northerners do not like him.
Primate Ayodele made this known while speaking to journalists at the international headquarters of his church in Lagos, on March 13, 2026.
He said that the Northerners would not only write volumes of petitions against the Minister, they would also call for his removal.
Primate Ayodele said, “The Minister of Defence, they hate you, no matter what you are doing, the Northerners do not like you.
“The Northerners will plot against you, they will be calling for your removal.
“They will write several petitions against you,” he said.
