Primate Ayodele's Political Prophecies Are Embarrassing Christianity

Human rights lawyer Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor has publicly called out Primate Elijah Ayodele over his relentless political prophecies, and I must say I find myself nodding in agreement. In a statement released yesterday, Saturday June 13, Ejiofor argued that there is perhaps no greater tragedy in contemporary Christendom than the gradual transformation of sacred altars into political observatories. He said, and I quote: "Ordinarily, men clothed in cassocks are expected to be fishers of men, custodians of faith, guardians of morality, and ambassadors of the Kingdom of God. Their divine mandate is neither ambiguous nor negotiable." This is the kind of clarity we need more of in our religious space.

Ejiofor went on to ask a question that has been bothering many of us quietly: "At what point does prophecy cease to be spiritual guidance and begin to resemble political fortune-telling?" He noted that these pronouncements often generate avoidable tension, deepen political anxieties, and make democratic choices appear subordinate to prophetic predictions. I have watched with growing unease as some men of God turn their pulpits into campaign strategy rooms. If you listen to some of these prophecies, you would think Heaven holds daily cabinet meetings and leaks the minutes only to a select few pastors.

Ejiofor also raised a point that struck me deeply — that if the same intensity devoted to monitoring political events were directed at evangelism, discipleship, and soul-winning, Nigeria might witness a greater spiritual revival. I am not against pastors having opinions on governance. But when every week brings a new prophecy about who will win an election, who will be impeached, or which governor will face a betrayal, one begins to wonder whether we are listening to a clergyman or a political analyst wearing a cassock. Am I the only one who thinks this has gone too far?