David Is Coming

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An AI sketch of the power struggle among Saul, Ishbosheth, and David, set in a Nigerian context with the Game of Thrones theme

Remember the famous prophecy by Pastor Paul Adefarasin before the 2023 general elections, where he said, “Saul will come and David after?” He drew a lot of flak for making that statement during a tense election season, which many hoped would bring real change to Nigeria. Well, the election unfolded exactly as the prophecy said, and now I believe God is elaborating on it here in my dream by revealing who Saul precisely symbolizes in our Nigerian context and how David will come after him.

It is one of my most detailed dreams about Nigeria and the promised follow-up to the 2025 update I recently shared. Here, the Lord Jesus paints a picture of what lies ahead for Nigeria and how we can fully take advantage of it. And unlike my previous dreams about Nigeria’s future, this one offers clear instructions and guidance, likely to help us avoid the pitfalls and mistakes from God’s last visit to us in 2023. Therefore, read it carefully, reflect on its message, and wage war with it to see it fulfilled!

A New Era of Samuels, Davids, Esthers, and their Mighty Men

On April 2, 2026, I dreamt of an ailing Nigerian President dying in office. He was an elderly, dark-skinned Muslim who sometimes resembled President Tinubu and at other times didn’t, yet still seemed Yoruba, sometimes bearing tribal marks. Despite being Muslim, this president often sought guidance from Christian prophets and even heard directly from God, which isn’t unusual, as the Bible records several gentile kings also interacting with God and Jewish prophets. God can speak to anyone.

God told this president that his time was up and instructed him to nominate a specific successor and vice president. The president then shared this succession plan with an aide, who relayed it to me. I was kept in the loop because, in this dream, I was a Samuel in the nation. I took the president’s message to the Lord Jesus in prayer, and He confirmed it was true. It also seemed He wanted this successor to be a king, which struck me as strange even in the dream. I began to reason with Him about whether Nigerians would even accept a king.

This chosen successor turned out to be someone I knew from my time in Abuja. He is a young Yoruba Muslim from the South West who is passionate about politics, though he has never actually run for office. In this dream, I reached out to him, shared what God and the president had said, and urged him to contend for his destiny. His designated vice president appeared to be a woman I also knew in waking life, though I couldn’t remember her name when I woke up. She did not, however, seem to be Yoruba.

The president then died the day before a new year, though it was unclear whether that was December 31, the eve of another new year, such as the lunar or Jewish new year, or even an anniversary like Independence Day. I did, however, see people in a celebratory mood on the day he died. I also saw that, for some reason, the normal constitutional presidential succession did not kick in, resulting in an unexpected power vacuum, perhaps because the offices of the vice president and the Senate president were also vacant or their holders were ineligible to assume the presidency.

Due to this power vacuum, which seemed to linger for a while, some members of the National Assembly and other influential Nigerians took it upon themselves to choose a new leader. They deliberated at the National Assembly complex, it seems, and eventually settled on a young Yoruba male politician from the South West — let’s call him Ishbosheth, after King Saul’s son, who reigned after him. Before anyone realized what was happening, soldiers had surrounded Ishbosheth and his wife and begun calling him “Mr. President.”

The presidential succession committee then chose a popular young Yoruba female singer as vice president. While this choice was notable because the rightful successor’s VP-designate was also a woman, it was unusual not only because she was a singer but also because both the president and his vice president would be young, relatively inexperienced, and from the South West. However, it seemed the committee intentionally selected them to appeal to the agitating youth and women demographics, and maybe also to placate the South West following the president’s death.

In the midst of all this political maneuvering, I approached some of the committee members and asked why they had ignored the late president’s wishes. They replied, “The president is not a king and cannot impose his will on the Nigerian people.” I was speechless and couldn’t even argue back, especially because the rightful successor I was even fighting for was nowhere to be found at the time. He had run away because the entire process had scared him. I contacted his VP-designate, but she couldn’t locate him either. We began searching for him.

After a while, he showed up on his own, came straight to me, and I anointed him president over Nigeria before a small gathering, likely of Christians. As I poured the oil, the Holy Spirit came upon him, and I saw his heart glow like a beautiful evening lamp. It was night, so the light was distinct — bright but not blinding, like the soft, cozy glow of a firefly. In that very moment, a small inner voice described him to me as a David. Immediately after, he began praying in the name of Jesus, to the amazement of all those present who knew of his Muslim background.

It was a powerful and beautiful moment, especially because those with us there had initially feared that another Muslim was taking the place of the late Muslim president. They had mistakenly thought that both Ishbosheth and the rightful successor were Muslims. I explained to them that, although Ishbosheth wasn’t God’s will, he was definitely a Christian. And after witnessing the undeniable transformation of God’s chosen successor by the Holy Spirit, they were completely astonished and calm.

Seeing this sudden shift, I reminded this David — the rightful successor — of what I had initially told him about his destiny. I looked at him and the others present and said:

“This mandate is something we would have to fight for as Nigerians. We cannot afford to be complacent. The committee has already installed their person, so if you want the word of God to come to pass, you must fight for it! You can’t be complacent!! You have to fight for it!!! You must fight for it! Be ready to fight!! You must fight!!! That’s what God wants! This is about Nigeria’s future!! We must contend for it to happen!!!”

The inspiration from those words was instant. A massive crowd, mostly young people, gathered around, and then this David climbed onto a platform to face them. They began to hail him and demand that he be the president instead of Ishbosheth. As he rallied the people, I noticed the crowd had somehow split into two: Christians on his right, Muslims on his left. The Muslims were also farther north of my vantage point in the southwest corner than the Christians.

This David then began to pray for the Christians and to anoint them — not with oil as I had anointed him, but with a simple, sweeping wave of his right hand. As he waved his hand over the Christian side, I saw many hearts begin to glow like his. The spiritual partition then became clearer, with the right side glowing brightly while the left remained dark.

I woke up shortly after, and as I did, I had the knowing that he was about to pray for the Muslims in their own way, too. My immediate interpretation upon waking was that this David would be a bridge between the Christians and the Muslims, uniting the right and the left, the south and the north, to make Nigeria one!

Say Yes To David!

Thoughts

While quite literal in many ways, this dream is also highly figurative and layered with meaning. Therefore, don’t interpret everything literally or assume the events will occur in the order shown. Instead, follow along patiently as we analyze its symbols to uncover the underlying messages.

God is essentially retelling the story of David’s rise to the throne of Israel in the Nigerian context here — highlighting Saul’s rejection, Samuel’s role, Ishbosheth’s installation, David and his mighty men’s response, and the unification of the north and south. It closely follows the biblical account, with additional parallels to Esther’s story and to Nigeria’s June 12 events.

And since history can be prophetic, as God is a master storyteller, we must therefore review these stories to learn from them, avoid repeating their mistakes, and better understand what God is trying to convey to us.

1. Saul’s Rejection: King Saul’s story mirrors that of Nigeria’s current political class. Like him, they began well after independence, as one often hears about a respected Nigeria in the early days. However, over time, they turned away from God and committed heinous acts against their own people. As a result, God has now chosen to raise up new leaders after His own heart as a direct rebuke of their rebellion. His term “a David” suggests that He now has many Davids, marking a new era of leadership. And since this era is the David class, then those before them are now the rejected Saul class — including their associates, as God judged Saul’s associates with him.

This Saul class extends to 1960, as noted, especially since all its current leaders were alive at independence, including President Jonathan, their youngest. Their brazen defiance of God’s 2025 plan for Nigeria in 2023 — a prophecy of 20 years — was perhaps the final nail in their coffin, just as Saul’s blatant disobedience over the Amalekites was his. This is because God likely used President Tinubu here as a symbol to express His displeasure with 2023 and mark it as the trigger for their rejection. He then revealed others besides Tinubu, including our “Ishbosheth,” to emphasize that this punishment extends even to leaders after him until the David class rules.

In other words, though now rejected, this Saul class may still win a few more elections — much like Saul, who reigned for another 15–30 years. This lingering grip is symbolized by the ailing president in my dream, who represents this dying Saul class. Interestingly, this president sought counsel from prophets, as Saul did, and President Tinubu, who actively associates with pastors, probably does the same. This president’s illness also aligns with reports that President Tinubu’s health is not great. Nevertheless, the events surrounding this president’s death carry another meaning beyond God’s rejection, especially given the parallels to Saul’s death.

On the day Saul died, his three eldest sons — the de facto royal succession line — were also killed, creating a sudden power vacuum in Israel. Similarly, the unexpected power vacuum left by the ailing president’s death means that the entire presidential line of succession must also have suddenly become unavailable! Therefore, the events surrounding the president’s death also signal abrupt exits from office and the collapse of government. However, keep in mind that once it happens — whether through natural deaths, as my dream suggested, or through a revolution, given the “fight for it” mantra and similar visions — it is our sure sign that our time of visitation is here again!

2. Samuel’s Role: The Holy Spirit came upon David immediately after Samuel anointed him as Saul’s successor. Samuel deliberately kept the circle small for the ceremony — just Jesse’s family and some Bethlehem elders — perhaps to protect a young David who was still learning the ropes. This is also what God painted in my dream, and I am acting accordingly, since the Lord has seen fit for me to be a Samuel to this David and the nation. I have also told this David what the Lord said and have kept the circle of those who know about him very small. When the time for his anointing also comes, it will be before a small group, as revealed.

Similarly, I have kept the names of the other characters in this dream private for their protection and to prevent a self-fulfilling prophecy and interference. You see, a common mistake we make in the prophetic is revealing too much of what the Lord has shared with us, often to appear highly accurate as it unfolds, which can feed our pride. But while prophecies can happen regardless of what we say or do, being discreet about God’s plans until they do helps avoid unnecessary battles, allowing the prophecy to unfold as accurately and as timely as possible.

The Lord Jesus exemplified this most clearly. The Bible records that His mother, Mary, “kept these things in her heart.” She didn’t go shouting from the rooftops about her Son being the long-awaited Messiah. In contrast, the wise men’s unintentional loose lips led Herod to massacre innocent babies in an attempt to eliminate Jesus. Then we see how, during His Passion, the Lord deliberately remained silent, even refusing to defend Himself before Pilate, just so His death would occur at the right time and as foretold. If our Lord exercised such caution, we would be wise to do the same.

Finally, I kept their names private to focus on the Lord’s message rather than the individuals, as characters can always be substituted. God is no respecter of persons, so no one is irreplaceable in His eyes. When He shares His plans, it is for us to align with Him. If one of us chooses not to, He will allow it because of free will. However, He won’t let His plans fail, especially when they affect His other children, simply because that one person rebelled. He will replace them. This is precisely why Saul, Eli, and Judas were replaced. The same will happen to anyone who refuses to play their part in this Nigerian story, including me. So, focus on the prophecy, not the people.

3. Ishbosheth’s Installation: After Saul and his effective successors died, Abner, who led Saul’s army, installed Ishbosheth — Saul’s youngest son — as king to fill the power vacuum, mirroring our story in the dream. In other words, our own Abner — the presidential succession committee — will also appoint a young new president, our Ishbosheth, to fill the void left by the sudden unavailability of our Saul-class president and his successors. However, since Abner was a military leader, this could also mean that the Nigerian military would be a key stakeholder, which might explain why soldiers so quickly surrounded our Ishbosheth in the dream.

Military involvement is also significant because, as far as I know, there’s no constitutional way to appoint an unelected president without risking a crisis, whereas in a military setting, it could be done by decree, as in 1993. Without it, the alternative might be for the committee to resort to what is called the “Doctrine of Necessity,” a serious extraconstitutional measure in itself. This doctrine, which holds that what is “otherwise not lawful is made lawful by necessity,” permits leaders to temporarily act outside the law to restore order and stability during a crisis when no other legal options exist.

As a result, many countries have, at various times, justified their extraconstitutional measures by citing this doctrine, arguing that they were necessary. For example, our own National Assembly invoked this doctrine in 2010 to appoint Vice President Jonathan as acting president, thereby resolving the power vacuum caused by President Yar’Adua’s failure to transfer power before his prolonged medical leave, which stalled the government for 78 days. They then later addressed this issue and related concerns through a constitutional amendment to prevent a repeat.

This effectively made the presidential succession plan ironclad, such that the only way a power vacuum is likely to occur again is if the entire line of succession suddenly becomes unavailable at once, as noted earlier, just as in the days of Ishbosheth and David. And since our leaders have taken extraconstitutional actions to appoint presidents in the past (Shonekan and Jonathan), they can surely do so again, as in my dream, much like how Abner defied God and likely norms to install Ishbosheth.

You see, one could argue that five-year-old Mephibosheth was the legitimate heir to Israel’s throne, as he was the son of Jonathan, the crown prince. The ambitious Abner might even have preferred him at first, since, as Saul’s top general, he could have acted as regent and wielded significant power. However, given his age and disability, he would have been a tough sell to Israel during wartime. On the other hand, Abner probably saw David, whom he knew was God’s choice, as someone too strong to control. Therefore, he opted for Saul’s remaining adult heir, Ishbosheth, who was already afraid of him, making him the ideal puppet king.

This is how I know that our own Ishbosheth would likely also be a figurehead manipulated by Nigeria’s elite, which wouldn’t be new, given Nigeria’s history. I mean, with our political and economic landscape having remained largely unchanged for 66 years, it is clear that the elite have never really allowed a leader beyond their influence, even when elected. For instance, in 1993, they cancelled an election that a candidate likely outside their control was going to win and installed an unelected civilian who worked for them as interim president instead — our first Ishbosheth.

This unelected civilian leader, Chief Shonekan, later ruled for only three months, much like Ishbosheth’s brief and unpopular two-year reign over Israel, and like our Ishbosheth’s also unpopular appointment to fill a power vacuum, which connotes temporary rule. Furthermore, General Babangida chose Shonekan largely to appease the South West, much like one of the stated reasons for our Ishbosheth’s selection. Then Shonekan himself later selected another Yoruba as his vice president, just as in my dream, though they turned him down.

But the 1993 parallels don’t end there. We also see that the “Hope ’93” ticket of Chief Abiola, which presumably won the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election, was a Muslim-Muslim ticket, and the current Muslim-Muslim ticket in power is titled “Renewed Hope,” with its president, Tinubu, also being the same person I saw in my dream. Abiola was also set to become Nigeria’s first civilian president from the South West before the military stepped in, and history shows that every military intervention in our democracy has resulted in the creation of a new republic.

This raises the question: could the events in my dream propel Nigeria into its fifth republic, much as a new kingdom of Israel was born when David became king? If so, then our David should also become the first president from the South West in this new republic, as Abiola nearly did, as President Obasanjo did, and as David was the first king from the tribe of Judah. Interestingly, Abiola was Muslim, Obasanjo was Christian, and my dream indicates that our David will bridge the two religions. There are other similarities between our David, Abiola, and Obasanjo, but those can wait until all of this comes to pass.

The final lesson from 1993 is that a key factor in the collapse of Babangida’s government was the widespread protests and opposition that erupted immediately after the annulment and persisted until Shonekan was removed as well. Almost everyone participated—from Abiola himself, who rejected Shonekan’s VP bribe, to student leaders like Omoyele Sowore, who led marches, to the voters who went on strike. This is exactly what God wants us to do again if we are to see the David class rise to fulfill God’s word over Nigeria. Without David and his mighty men also relentlessly resisting Ishbosheth for two years, David himself likely wouldn’t have become king!

However, why so many parallels to 1993 in my dream? Could it be that God is using this upcoming event to compensate the South West for the unjust outcome of the 1993 election? Our God is just, and He does not approve of anyone being treated unfairly. Many years after Saul nearly wiped out the Gibeonites despite Israel’s covenant to protect them, God compelled David, who was unaware of this incident, to make restitution. A similar situation might be unfolding here, which could explain why many figures in my dream — Saul-class president, Ishbosheth, and David — are all Yoruba.

But beyond that, 1993 also offers the clearest example of the Saul-Ishbosheth-David pattern in Nigeria, as seen in the Babangida-Shonekan-Abiola affair, though it ultimately failed. Nevertheless, for reasons known only to Him, God seems particularly invested in seeing this pattern succeed in Nigeria, as He repeated it in 1998–99 with Abacha-Abdulsalam-Obasanjo and likely intended it for 2023 as well, given that He revealed Vice President Osinbajo to us as an interim president. This suggests that every time God has tried to free Nigeria from oppression, He has done so through a scourge-oasis-saviour (SOS) pattern, which He plans to use again.

But God aims to repeat this pattern with better characters this time, in hopes of the right outcome through our full cooperation. This is most likely why He mirrored 1993 so closely in my dream, to prompt us to learn its lessons. He also explicitly revealed this SOS-pattern plan at a go for the first time, likely to ensure we finally get the message, especially since this could be Nigeria’s last opportunity. Prophets like Tomi Arayomi have shared God’s message with us that Nigeria has one final visitation from Him — its last chance to change course. If Nigeria misses it, then, as we Yorubas say, “Á pàdé l’ẹ́sẹ̀ Jésù” (we will meet at Jesus’s feet).

That is literally what would happen, especially since we know the Lord is returning very soon, as He just revealed. The weird part is that we would still have to follow the same SOS pattern, only this time with the Antichrist as the interim (won’t be an oasis, that’s for sure), and Christ as the saviour at His return. And while we all have our best guesses about when the Lord Jesus might return, no one really knows for sure. It could be tomorrow, or perhaps another 50 years — meaning 50 more years of Nigerian oppression! So we’d better act now! We’d better focus all our efforts on this last chance when it comes! “Resist the devil, and he will flee from thee!” (James 4:7).

God bless Nigeria! 🇳🇬

Note: I released these today to underscore the link between what lies ahead for us in Nigeria and what happened to us on June 12, 1993. However, there is much more to discuss on this subject, and I plan to share the concluding part of my thoughts by month’s end. Please check back then for the complete article.