House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara has posted a series of messages on Twitter condemning the trend of ‘godfatherism’ in Nigeria. Dogara further compared the trend to corruption saying that it must also be killed.
He tweeted:

“Why do certain godfathers' security rest on the insecurity of those they claimed to have helped to power!”

“Why should the success or rising profile of a godson turn into the godfather's insecurity? Why?”

“Are godfathers true leaders? True leaders raise Leaders while godfathers busy themselves in raising sycophants.”

“I share the pains of a generation that's outwardly free but with lots of fetters on the inside firmly anchored on godfathers.”

“After killing corruption the next thing to kill is godfatherism. In fact it's corruption in another form. So let's kill both.”

“With godfathers always breathing on d necks of their godsons who hold public offices, we can't kill corruption/make progress.”

Dogara’s comments come on the heels of rumours that All Progressives Congress (APC) leader and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu is at loggerheads with his successor, Babatunde Fashola.
The crisis is said to have been worsened after Fashola said that the recent smear campaign against him was being sponsored by persons who didn’t want him to occupy a federal office, a comment supposedly made in reference to Tinubu and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. Meanwhile, Tinubu has remained silent on Dogara’s emergence as Speaker after the latter defied the APC to contest and win the position instead of the party’s chosen candidate, Femi Gbajabiamila.
http://pulse.ng/politics/dogara-is-speaker-sending-a-message-to-bola-tinubu-id4094118.html

Let the fight begin!

I love Dorgara. #nohomo

Good time ahead...


I will decamp to APC when they kill godfatherism.

Dream on dreamer...

Anybody that have godfather will some time act like Robot.

Say it. No to sycophants. No to godfatherism. No to corruption!!!

I disagree with him, Godfatherism is the true spice of politics anywhere in the world.

It is like separating Pepper from Pepper soup

Let these people face work and stop distracting themseves

Dongara is a dullar for that statement, who and who make him the speaker

Like seriously??

Baawaa:
Dongara is a dullar for that statement, who and who make him the speaker

Buharis election was sponsored with Corruption proceeds. Should he not now fight corruption?
Like buhari like dogara

Is it possible to kill godfatherism in politics?

This statement go de pain tinubu..... Bad grandfather

demdem attack

truth

Yes. He just nailed it on the head. Godfatherism as its being practiced in Nigeria is bad and should be condemned by all.

Attack against fashola may end up hurting the attackers at the end, because he is respected by the majority.

Kettle calling pot black as if Tambuwa is not Dagora's god father. Hypocrytes !!!

The question is not whether political godfatherism is bad, but how it should be eliminated. To kill this political cankerworm, we have to expand the political arena to allow for easy entry and exit, dictated only by the third estate of the realm.

Smooyis:
Yes. He just nailed it on the head. Godfatherism as its being practiced in Nigeria is bad and should be condemned by all.

Attack against fashola may end up hurting the attackers at the end, because he is respected by the majority.

And u wan telll me say no b 1 godfather help dzsame dogara?

This is arrant nonsense, maybe Dogara does not know that his own god father that is still a godson to some people is worse than Tinubu. And I don't like it when people preach what they can't practice, so Dogara is trying to tell me he's not aiming to be a god father.

Godfatherism if channeled positively may not harm the polity but
godfatherism as practised by the likes of Tinubu,Obasanjo etc is nothing short of occultism,as all sorts of evil are applied just to attain the common goal of dorminance,power,clannish control and megalomanism.It only strives against the common interest of the masses and revels with impunity,in the worst form of corruption known to mankind.
If we dont put an end to negative godfatherism,then it will put an end to the peaceful co-existence of Nigeria.All i see is self interest.

God fatherism is bad. There is nothing like good god fathers. Even the origin is Mafia and there is nothing good in mafia

tinubu and obj will hang theirself if they hear this...Dogara carry on expose their nyansh

Pls tell them.

It is also out dated.

APC rats would disagree with the Honorable speaker.

The hate the truth.

Proudly a wailing Wailer.

Long live Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for refusing Godfatherism in his regime. That was why the old Monkey farmer hated him.

Lol..... dey will soon publish propaganda about ds dogara guy now o.... however....

Has Dr. Kachikwu finally explained to GMB what Subsidy means?
Because the last time I checked, GMB said he doesn't understand Subsidy.

Cheers Dogara!.

I don't know why Tinubu and OBJ love godfatherism so much. Yes, godfatherism is corruption.