Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- Primate Elijah Ayodele, the founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has denied allegations that he attempted to extort money from the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu.

Last Saturday, Mr Adelabu stirred the hornet's nest when he accused the Primate of attempting to extort N150 million from him under the guise of "spiritual intercession" to secure his victory in the 2027 Oyo State governorship election.

Refuting Adelabu's claims, Primate Ayodele said the minister was aggrieved because he would fail in another attempt to become governor.

According to The Tribune, the Primate, who spoke on Sunday during a church service in his church in Lagos, also described the Power Minister as someone who does not understand wha...