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Ayodele warns ADC against launching campaign on 31 October

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Nigerian pastor Elijah Ayodele urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to postpone their campaign launch, scheduled for 31 October 2026. He advised them to choose a date in November, saying that starting on the announced date would lead to a setback, according to a video posted on his Facebook page and reported by the Daily Post Nigeria.

Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in Nigeria, urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, not to launch their campaign on 31 October 2026. In a video posted on his Facebook page on Thursday, he advised them to choose a date in November, saying a launch on 31 October would result in a setback, according to the Daily Post.

The ADC has already postponed the launch of its presidential campaign in Sokoto to 4 November, according to the announcement of the postponement.

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