• GODFATHERISM AND POLITICAL CONFLICT IN NIGERIA: AN OPINION SURVEY OF VOTERS


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Godfatherism has become an attribute in modern day Nigerian politics which could either foster democratic stability or retard democratic progress.        This study hopes to bring to a clearer understanding, the nature and prevailing characteristics of godfather/godson relationship, the dimension it has assumed in recent times and how it has shaped and influenced the adult citizenry in the country.        In order to achieve this objective, secondary data was applied to get a concrete information on the damaging dimension that godfatherism has taken. The problems were observed an ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]However, during the second term of President Olusegun Obasanjo, the phenomenon of godfatherism becomes  more alarming and dangerous to the survival of Nigeria’s fledging democracy. In Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, Adebidu (godfather) and Ladoja (protégé) battle for the soul of Oyo, has affected governance in the State and has reenacted political violence which it was famous for. At the long run, Ladoja won the State gubernatorial election, defeating the incumbent governor, Alhaji Lam Adeshina of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). He was eventually sworn in on 29th ... Continue Reading