ABSTRACT
There have been a lot of troubles and crises in Nigeria's politics and democratic process- things arising from self-assurance in our politicians, lack of belief in democratic governance, and growing frustration amongst political elites as the result of the failed electoral processes. This study is an appraisal of godfatherism and electoral politics in Nigeria, with strong reference to issues growing a political process, in which the rights of the citizens are violated just to influence the consequence of public policies to the detriment of the citizen through the political godfathers. Again it suggests greater light to the affiliation sustain godfatherism and electoral politics with an enormous hobby on how it affects the improvement of Nigeria politics given some elections, and seethe naming of the loss of democratic governance to the ingenious human beings of Edo state.
The research makes use of amorphous opponents to bring out the actors involved with electoral politics, relying on qualitative and content material to analyze its data.
This study found that there used to be once a shift in the modus operandi that put up independence in the practice of godfathers as it is gained in contemporary-day Nigeria, the political machine of Nigeria is clothed with violence, thuggery, snatching of ballot boxes, and inducing of voters, which are stimulated utilizing the godfather, however as a root in Nigeria politics it ought to be uprooted alongside side it corruption and financial base politics wish has eaten deep into the democratic exercise of Nigeria.
The want for absolute fidelity of the duly elected officers will also enlarge the trust of the democratization process; voters ought to be allowed to vote for their desired candidate for the length of the election, aside from the intimidation with the aid of political thugs who is part of the gadgets of godfatherism in Nigeria.
