The public learnt about a long-standing battle, but the godfather-godson dynamic often fails in our politics, as seen with Tinubu and Ambode, Orji Kalu and Theodore Orji, Chimaroke Nnamani and Sullivan Chime, Rasheed Ladoja and Adebayo Alao-Akala, and Rabiu Kwankaso and Abdullahi Ganduje The godfather bestows blessings onto a godson, helps in securing the position, and frequently forces the godson to choose him over others who may even be more capable or qualified. Not long after taking power, the godson seeks to break up his mentor’s system in order to establish his own political base. The godson usually