Isaac Fayose, sibling to ex-Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has expressed grave concerns regarding the state of democracy in Nigeria. Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time program, he asserted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is effectively non-existent.
Fayose argued that the judiciary has replaced the electorate as the ultimate authority in deciding the nation’s leadership. He suggested that this influence explains the recent trend of residential construction for judicial officers. According to Fayose, Nigeria has shifted toward a system governed by the courts rather than democratic processes.
He noted that every presidential outcome in the last dozen years has faced legal challenges, leading him to conclude that the courts—not voters—are responsible for selecting leaders. He expressed pessimism about the 2027 elections, predicting they will also be settled in courtrooms through what he described as a coronation process. Furthermore, he claimed that modern leaders act as dictators without wearing military fatigues and accused the government of suppressing opposition parties, specifically naming the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), as evidence of political erosion.
