Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday promised never
to become a godfather in politics, saying the concept is dangerous to
democracy.
He said in case he turns to one, he should be dealt with
accordingly.
Obaseki said this in an interview with State House
correspondents after a meeting he had with the President, Major General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He was responding to a question on whether he will consider replacing the godfather that he defeated in the last election.
The governor said, “In the case of godfathers in our
politics, I have said in several fora that the whole concept of godfatherism is
very dangerous to our democracy.
“That was why when we came into the political fray
2006/2007, the mantra then was to get rid of godfathers from our political
life.
“The reason is simple, the godfather has no constitutional
responsibility, the godfather acts outside the constitution and controls people
who are constitutional players. So, if we allow that sort of situation to
continue, it will be worse than military rule.
“When people who have nothing at stake, no checks and
balances just arbitrarily decide that this is the way the constitution should
be interpreted or constitutional players should operate, that’s why problems
come in.
“God forbid I become a godfather, I should be dealt with
accordingly because it’s dangerous to the concept of democracy.”
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