The brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, Isaac Fayose, has voiced dissatisfaction with Nigeria’s democratic situation, characterizing the opposition as feeble and ineffectual.
Fayose bemoaned what he called the breakdown of the nation’s political and electoral structures in a video posted on Instagram on Wednesday, cautioning that recent events had reduced the likelihood of legitimate opposition in upcoming elections.
“ADC is dead on arrival, and the opposition has vanished. It is impossible for Peter Obi to be president. He declared, “Nobody can be president again unless they choose you.”
Fayose denounced the National Assembly, especially the Senate, for rejecting important electoral changes, such as the requirement that election results be transmitted electronically, which many stakeholders believe is essential to guaranteeing legitimate elections.
He also said that the political system no longer offers adequate checks and balances and accused the judiciary of being undermined.
“Nigeria is finally gone. There is no longer any electoral reform. Even the initiatives of former President Goodluck Jonathan have been discarded. BVAS is no longer used. “The outcome is whatever they tell you,” Fayose remarked.
He bemoaned what he called the concentration of power in the hands of a small number of people and warned that Nigeria was headed toward becoming a one-party state.
“We have returned to a one-party state with a single family ruling us indefinitely. “It’s the saddest day of my life,” he continued.
His remarks coincide with a resurgence of discussion over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026. According to Vanguard, the Senate passed the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill after its third reading in response to pressure from the media and other interested parties. However, the Senate rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60(3) that would have required the electronic transmission of election results.
Beyond election concerns, Fayose criticized the judiciary’s condition, doctors’ poor pay, and the nation’s deteriorating security situation, claiming that these problems show that the nation “is gone.”
