Rivers State Governor, Nyesom
Ezenwo Wike has given one reason godfatherism flourishes in Lagos State politics.
The Governor declared that the
2019 general elections will be used to put an end to the dictatorial tendencies
of political godfathers in the state.
Wike noted that Rivers politics
cannot be controlled by any single politician because there are different
spoken languages in the state unlike Lagos where people speak one dialect.
According to him, a political
godfather has usurped the mandate of the people.
The Governor noted if Rivers
people allow political godfathers to succeed in planting their godsons, they
will suffer the consequences.
He said “If you allow Rivers
State to be like one of the states in the south-west, we will all suffer for
it.
“Luckily for us, we don’t speak
one language. Therefore, it is very difficult for any leader from an ethnic
nationality to control the entire state. In that South-West state, a political
godfather says something against a sitting governor and it happened.
“2019 will be the end of
dictatorial tendencies in our politics,” he said.
Wike added, “The Police should
not be professionals in the rigging of elections. We will resist any attempt to
rig the elections and the votes of the people must count.”
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