Kano Must Stop Kwankwaso

If they have their way, most of our politicians will turn political office into a patrilineal hereditary monarchy. They envision a system in which power is inherited from father to son. They govern and then pass power to their descendants, who in turn govern and hand it over to their own children. That is why many of them are already grooming their children to sustain the legacy of political domination over the masses.
This is the kind of transition currently unfolding in some African countries, where leaders have built political dynasties through coercion and the concentration of power. In Togo, for instance, by the time the current president, Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema, completes his th...