Meanwhile, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Friday, January 22, described godfatherism in Nigerian politics as a good thing.
The Minister revealed that godfatherism is only bad when political godfathers sacrifice competence for something else.
Dare said: “The definition of godfatherism is not a monolith. In the context of our own politics, a godfather is someone who sits there; decides and takes all the decisions; decides who gets what; whether it is resources or positions.
“The concept of godfatherism simply means that there are some individuals or influential leaders – who can be in block or individuals – who have the levers of control when it comes to political decisions and appointments.
“For me, in its entirety, godfatherism is not bad. But godfatherism that sacrifices competence for something else is bad.”
