Quiet never lasts long in Ekiti politics. This time, the noise is coming not from the governor’s office but from Isaac Fayose’s social media pages, an endless stream of grievances, satire, and jabs aimed squarely at Governor Abiodun Oyebanji.
Isaac, younger brother of former governor Ayo Fayose, has turned his Instagram and Facebook into a running commentary on what he calls the “slow decay” of Ekiti State. He posts about potholes and broken promises with the flair of a man who knows how to stir a crowd. To his followers, he is a truth-teller; to his critics, a provocateur searching for relevance.
In late October, he accused Oyebanji of sending thugs to attack the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secretariat in Ado Ekiti, an incident he said left people injured and property damaged. The governor’s camp dismissed the claim, but Isaac doubled down online, warning his “Ekiti people” not to “allow them to re-enforce failure on us in 2026.”
The skirmish has drawn reactions from within Isaac’s old party, the PDP, where officials are growing weary of his unfiltered style. A caretaker chairman recently accused him of fraternising with rivals and challenged him to make his loyalties official. Isaac responded that he seeks no office, no party flag, only better roads and fairer leadership, he insists.
What makes Isaac interesting is that he also fires at home. He has publicly clashed with his elder brother, Ayo, saying family ties should not shield poor governance. It is a strange position for a man whose name carries a built-in political legacy: part dissident, part entertainer, part citizen journalist.
Even with politics playing like a theatre in Ekiti, Isaac’s online crusade is another act in the state’s long-running drama of pride and protest. Whether anyone listens beyond the applause emojis is another matter entirely.
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