Founder and Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Nigeria, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has stated that the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, must not be used as instrument for state creation.
Primate Ayodele made the revelation while speaking to the media at Ejigbo, on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
He said the country is not ripe for new states as such state creation would throw his Government into problems and weaken the economy.
Primate Ayodele said, “Tinubu must not be used in creating states.
“It will bastardize his Government, it will create problem for his Government.
“State creation will create problem for Government and throw the government into trouble.
“The Effort in new state creation will weaken the economy.
“The government is not ripe for new state creation.
“State creation is not the ultimate for now,” he stated.
