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Peter Obi presidency dismissed as impossible under Nigeria’s current political system
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Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, has declared that former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, can never become Nigeria’s president under the current political arrangement.
Fayose stated that Obi’s only path to the presidency would be through selection rather than a democratic electoral process.
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In a post shared on his 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, Fayose expressed deep frustration with Nigeria’s political system, describing the country’s democracy as weakened and the opposition as powerless.
He criticised the Senate’s rejection of proposed electoral reforms, arguing that the decision had effectively buried any hope of credible elections in the country.
Fayose further lamented that electoral initiatives introduced during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan had been discarded, including reforms linked to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
According to him, the collapse of electoral safeguards has eliminated the possibility of opposition candidates winning elections through popular votes.
“ADC is dead on arrival. Peter Obi can never be president. Nobody can be president again unless they select you,” Fayose wrote.
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He added that the rejection of electoral reform bills had stripped Nigerians of meaningful political alternatives and accountability.
“Electoral reform is gone. Even the initiatives that Jonathan started have been thrown into the dustbin. No more BVAS,” he stated.
Fayose described the situation as both a personal and national tragedy, saying his generation had failed to effect meaningful change.
“This is the saddest day of my life. Our generation were unable to change this. We lost the country,” he said.
Beyond electoral issues, Fayose also decried the collapse of key public institutions, including healthcare, policing and customs, blaming political leadership for Nigeria’s worsening condition.
He urged Nigerians to accept the current political reality, warning that continued agitation could be emotionally exhausting.
“We lost it. We lost Nigeria. Nigeria is gone. Just fighting is just stressing yourself at this juncture,” Fayose added.
