True, opposition should be the people's watchdog keeping the government on its toes and forcing it to follow the right democratic path. Opposition parties are also expected to play the oversight role by ensuring that the actions of government are in the best interest of the people. Role of opposition in a democracy is much more creative and crucial rather than opposition for the sake of opposition. Its main role is to expose weakness in government policies and remain a vigilant watchdog over the action and inaction of the government.

This is not the case in Nigeria, opposition parties are victims of dictates of the incumbent government. They are subjected to all forms of restrictions, that are sometimes not in tandem with the true ethics of the law. Below are some of these challenges.
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1. “Illegal” Arrest And Prosecution: Just as it is the case with Femi Fani-Kayode and some other allegedly corrupt political figures, opposition party members are constantly quizzed over mismanagement of funds, and some other crime-related offences that they could easily have by-passed when in government.

2. Reduced Federal Allocation: Especially with states that do not have representatives at the federal level, they are cut short of federal government benefits accruable. This results in the inabilities of these states to pay its workers, and execute capital projects, hereby depending on their Internally Generated Revenues.

3. Restrictions: Opposition party members in Nigeria continue to be victims of legal and political restrictions designed by the incumbent regimes. For instance, reports had it that the controversial Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party and his Rivers state counterpart, Nyesome Wike have recently been slammed with travel ban by the APC-led Federal Government. This is not healthy in a true democratic process, as the Section 308 of the Constitution that gives the president immunity also provides the governors with same leverage.

Also recently is the freeze of Governor Ayo Fayose's personal bank account by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and as well as the shut down of Ben Bruce's Lagos Galleria by AMCON. Ben Bruce is a Bayelsa-born PDP Senator.

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