Renowned lawyer and human rights activist Dele Farotimi has made a stark and controversial declaration: elections will not save Nigeria. Speaking in a recent interview, Farotimi argued that the country is on the brink of collapse, and only a revolution can reverse its course.
“If you are waiting for an election to save Nigeria, you have already lost,” he said. “The only thing that can save us is a revolution.” Farotimi went on to warn that Nigeria is already in a state of war—it’s just that the battle lines are not clearly defined. He believes the current system is so broken, so deeply corrupt, that no electoral process can fix it.
He described the country as being trapped in a loop of recycled leaders, institutional decay, and economic injustice. For Farotimi, the masses must rise up and demand a total overhaul—not just of government, but of the entire political and economic order. He pointed to the growing unrest, rising poverty, and disillusionment as evidence that Nigeria is heading toward an inevitable eruption.
His comments have sparked a flurry of reactions online. Some hailed him as a truth-teller willing to say what many fear to admit. Others criticized the rhetoric as dangerous and potentially inflammatory. But whatever one’s stance, it’s clear that Farotimi’s warning has struck a nerve in a country grappling with profound uncertainty.
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