On Tuesday, Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, warned Vice President Yemi Osinbajo about his presidential ambitions.

Primate Ayodele praised Osinbajo for announcing his candidacy, but said he could never be Nigeria's president.

Primate Ayodele cautioned in a statement issued by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, that taking further measures toward realizing the desire would squander resources because some forces would resist and incriminate him.

"It's excellent that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo expressed his desire to be President so that his mind can be at ease, but he can never be President of Nigeria; his proclamation is only a way of expressing what is bugging you," he added.

“It’s either he waste his money or decide not to waste money, but he can’t be the next President of Nigeria. He can't be there. They will implicate him, the northerners don’t want him, and some other factors will stand against him.

"There is nothing bad in anyone expressing his intention, but Osinbajo will not win. Betrayal or not, God is not angry with Osinbajo’s intention, but he will waste resources because he isn’t putting it right.

“He will be indicted. This declaration is just for record purposes. It won’t fly. They are deceiving him. He won’t go beyond the vice president. He should not waste his money at all. "