I Followed My Brother To EFCC, Shouted ‘Magu Ole’ – Isaac Fayose

Younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, Isaac Fayose has described himself as a lonely voice in the wilderness.

He lamented that politicians have abandoned him after years of personal and financial sacrifice.

Naija News reports that the businessman spoke via Instagram on Friday.

“Nigeria is a bad country. Very bad. I’m now like an orphan. I’m now like a lonely voice in the wilderness,” he said.

Fayose recalled his ordeal from 2018, when he stood by his brother during the latter’s face-off with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

He said he personally confronted the then acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, over the matter.

“I struggled with my brother. No, no, no, no, we won’t agree. I even followed him to EFCC. We shouted, ‘Magu, Ole! Magu, Ole!’ Magu said, ‘Who is this boy calling me Ole? They should go and look for anything to rope him.” he said.

Ayo Fayose was arraigned by the EFCC in 2018 over alleged fraud linked to his tenure as governor and later regained his freedom on bail.

Isaac said the matter was still trailing him in court to this day, even as his brother’s child was set to be sworn in as a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

“Up till today, they still rope me into a matter that I am still going to court for. That my brother now has taken an appointment. His child is about to be a member of the House of Assembly in Ekiti.

“I’m now on my own, facing my problem. They said, ‘We told you, Isaac, keep quiet, keep quiet.’ You didn’t listen,” he said.

He also spoke about the personal cost of his political involvement, saying he cut short his mourning to answer a call for help ahead of Ekiti’s 2026 governorship election.

“What a pity. See Ekiti. I went to bury my wife. Where I was, Oluyede called me. He said, ‘Please, please, let’s take our state back.’ I see how people are suffering. I said no, I was coming.

“I quickly buried my wife and hurriedly ran home. I got home, spent my money, did everything, election eve,” he said.

Isaac said that Oluyede had since distanced himself from him.

“They were calling me, ‘Oga is here, Oga wants to talk.’ Oluyede has not come to greet me since that time. He has gone back to the President. And even the governor that I was fighting, they are taking pictures together. They are now friends,” he said.