A religious leader, Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, claims that President Bola Tinubu will relocate Nigeria’s capital to Lagos if he is declared the winner of the 2027 general elections. Ayodele makes the prediction in a video shared on X, saying the shift could place the capital in areas within Lagos such as Epe or Lekki.
According to the outlets reporting the claim, Ayodele also suggests that Lagos’ built environment would change substantially under Tinubu’s potential second term. The reports largely repeat the same core allegation and attribution, while emphasizing different wording—such as whether the claim is framed as “relocating the capital” generally or specifically describing changes to “Lagos architecture.” None of the sources present evidence of government plans to move the capital.
The outlets note that Tinubu has not responded to Ayodele’s remarks. With Tinubu seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the statements remain unverified and are presented only as a prediction from the cleric rather than an announced policy.
