People all over the world are celebrating Fathers Day today, June 19.
While many are using the opportunity to appreciate their dads for the
love and care shown to them over the years, others are paying tributes
to their fathers who are late.
It is the dream of every man that his son will surpass his
achievements and indeed this is already happening in the Nigerian
political firmament.
Overtime, many Nigerian politicians have groomed their sons to take over from them and inherit their political structures.
While some have not reached the heights their dad attained, others have gone ahead to surpass the achievements of their fathers.
Below is lists of five present day politicians who are following the footsteps of their fathers politically.
1. Bukola Saraki: Nigeria’s Senate president comes
from a very powerful and influential political family that has held sway
in Kwara state for over two decades. A medical doctor turned
politician, Saraki inherited his father’s political structure after he
became governor of Kwara state and went ahead to assert his authority
and indeed improve on the evergreen legacies of his dad – Oloye Olusola
Saraki, who was elected a senator of the second republic in 1979, and
became Senate leader. The junior Saraki has gone a step further than his
dad and is now Nigeria’s number three citizen.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki
2. Senator Abdul-Aziz Murtala Nyako: He is the
incumbent senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District. His
father, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), is the former governor of the
state, former military governor of Niger state and former Chief of Naval
Staff. Indeed, Senator Abdul-Aziz is stepping into the big shoes of his
dad. Following in the footsteps of his dad, in his early days, he
spent time at the Air Force Military School, Jos Nigerian Defense
Academy (NDA) and Britania Royal Naval College (Dartmouth), United
Kingdom. Currently, he is one of the best senators in the upper chamber
due to his passion for youth empowerment in his constituency.
Senator Abdul-Aziz Murtala Nyako
3. Jubril Folajimi Mohammed: He is the son of
Nigeria’s information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. He is currently a
member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Ikeja I
Constituency. Folajimi studied law, and obtained both first degree in
law (LLB) and Masters Degree (LLM) and was subsequently called to the
bar (BL).
Before his foray into politics, he was the managing director of
Knightsbridge Dredging Limited based in Lagos. Folajimi is following the
footsteps of his dad who has distinguished himself in politics, first
as the national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) and now the spokesman of the Nigerian government.
Jubril Folajimi Mohammed
4. Dapo Lam Adeshina: His late father will be proud
of him. He is gradually stepping into his dad’s shoes and at the rate he
is going, he is likely to surpass his father’s achievements. Dapo has
imbibed Late Pa Adeshina’s generosity and ability to carry the people
along. He is the former Oyo state commissioner for industry, applied
science and technology then later youths and sports and currently
representing Ibadan North East/ South East Federal Constituency in the
House of Representatives. His late father, Alhaji Lamidi Ona-Olapo
Adesina was the executive governor of Oyo state from 1999 to 2003.
Dapo Lam Adeshina
5.
Femi Fani-Kayode: His father
,
Victor Adetokunboh Fani-Kayode was a prominent political figure in
Nigeria in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the minister of local government
and chieftaincy affairs and later deputy premier of the Western
Region of Nigeria from 1963 until 1966. Femi has filled his father’s
shoes effectively as he is a former special assistant to former
President Olusegun Obasanjo and a two time minister also under the
Obasanjo administration. Fani-Kayode is known for his deep insight of
Nigeria’s politics and is also constant commentator on the state of
affairs in Nigeria.
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