In Nigeria, state governors are all powerful. They're invincible. They literally own the entire resources of their state, and spend same as they wish. They hold the power of riches and poverty of their subjects. They approbate and reprobate. Infact they practically do and undo.
If a governor chooses to make you rich, you can become very wealthy. If you're in business, and he chooses to pauperize you, he can do a good job at it. They control their legislature and judiciary, and pass any bill they desire with ease. They're authoritarian in their domains.
These governors control their party structures by elevating puppets to the executive council. They hold a monopoly of the press, security and civil service, completely emasculating opposition in their trail. They're simply untouchable.
They thrive in sycophants and yes-men. They thrive in rubber stamp legislators, who are routinely paid to sustain their loyalty. They thrive in puppet transition council chairman of the various LGAs, whom they routinely steal their allocations and keep perpetually in transition.
Their domains are a beehive of blatant corruption and abuse of power. They're disdainful to the tenets of democracy and rule of law. Many have become despots, infringing on their subject's rights, even the right to free speech. Sadly many of them are averse to good governance.
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