BY ELABOR JOE AGBEBAKU Godfatherism has become a very common term used in our political discussions and conversations, amidst misconceptions with the word usage, hence it is imperative to put out a detailed piece. The word “Godfatherism” emanated from the word “godfather”. Godfather originally referred to one who sponsor a child at baptism, later referred […]
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has warned Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike about practicing godfatherism in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Daily Times reports that PDP campaigned against godfatherism before the September 19 Edo State governorship election, which Gov Godwin Obaseki won on the platform of PDP after defecting from the All Progressive Congress […]
The Edo State Governor Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that his pact with Edo people is to defend their interests and dethrone godfatherism, which threatens to deprive them of their democratic rights. He added that he came into office with a mission to further the fight against godfatherism started by the former governor of the […]
Concerned Citizens for a Better Abia (CCBA), a civil society organisation, has urged residents of Abia State to ensure that political structures that nurture and sustain `godfatherism’ are totally dismantled. The group gave the advice in a communiqué issued in Enugu on Sunday at the end of a conference entitled “Abia: The Way Forward’’ and […]
Great leaders and visionary personalities have at crucial periods in a nation’s history risen to the occasion in bringing about transformational change as well as the re-orientation of societal norms and practices in tune with the practical realities and idealistic tenets of the prevailing epoch. For instance the United States of the 1960s was dominated […]