ECONOMIC WARNING: Primate Ayodele Drops Fresh Prophecy, Declares Federal Government Will Slam Citizens With More Taxes!

Abdulhameed Sherif · Business · Oct 31, 2026

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a stern economic warning, predicting that the federal government will introduce harsher tax policies that will further strain ordinary Nigerians.

Known for his frequent, unsparing interventions on national governance and economic affairs, Primate Ayodele has once again trained his sights on the administration's fiscal framework.

Addressing current economic realities and upcoming financial policy adjustments, the outspoken cleric warned that the government's desperate search for non-oil revenue will translate into heavier financial burdens on households and businesses alike.

Key highlights from his latest warning include:

The Push for More Revenue: Ayodele noted that the administration will continue exploring aggressive tax increments—spanning various levies, stamp duties, and consumption charges—to shore up dwindling state accounts.

A Toll on the Vulnerable: Warning against policies that suffocate the populace, he stressed that citizens are already stretched to their absolute limits, arguing that expanding the tax net without cushioning the economy will only fuel widespread frustration.

Alternative Solutions: The cleric previously urged economic managers to look away from ordinary citizens and instead tap heavily into neglected high-yield sectors—such as aggressively taxing the mining industry and blocking massive leakages in public parastatals—rather than resorting to policies that squeeze the common man.

As fiscal debates intensify around tax reforms and national debt profiles, Ayodele’s prophetic admonition adds fuel to the raging conversation over how the government plans to balance its ledger without breaking the back of the Nigerian consumer.