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Leadership And Good Governance In Nigeria: Issues And Prospects For National Development
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The United Nations Development
Programme Human Development Index (UNDP-HDI) in its 2007/2008 report
ranked Nigeria 158 out of 177 countries (New Partnership for Africa’s
Development, 2008, P.67). Nigeria was also ranked 11 out of 16 in West
Africa in the 2009 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) (Obi,
http://www.businessday). It is estimated that about 70 percent of 150
million Nigerians live below poverty level of less than one US Dollar
per day (Nnebe, 1999-2007 Vol.2, P). These low economic and development
indices have been attributed to poor leadership and absence of good
governance in Nigeria.
In this context, the leadership question’
vis-Ã -vis good governance has generated series of topical discussions at
different policy and academic fora. This research is, therefore,
motivated by the quest to address the question of leadership and its
implication on good governance in Nigeria for national development.
Thus, with a view to proffering measures that would strengthen
leadership and ensure good governance in the country.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Since
1960, Nigeria has experienced persistent crisis associated with
political leadership which has adversely affected the outcome of
governance. Issues like problems of corruption, mismanagement of
resources, coups and counter coups, etc have frustrated and diminished
the process and outcome of governance. Consequently, many Nigerians lack
access to basic health care, quality education, potable water,
electricity and other basic necessities of modern life (Dike, 2009).
Human and group rights are threatened resulting in the growing worry and
loss of confidence by the citizenry in the Country’s political
leadership.
Today, Nigeria lags behind in various indicators of good
governance and global development trends (Ouagwu, 2002, P.99). This has
equally affected the country’s external image among other nations. In
view of the above problems, this research will address the following
questions:
a. What is the relationship between leadership and good governance?
b. What are the effects of leadership on good governance in Nigeria since 1999?
c. What are the perceptions of political leadership since the return to democracy in 1999?
d. What are the issues associated with leadership and good governance in Nigeria?
e. Has political leadership provided good governance for national development?
f. What are the prospects associated with leadership and good governance in Nigeria towards national development?
g. What are the factors that affect the quality of leadership and good governance since independence?
h. What are the expectations on political leadership and good governance for national development?
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What strategies can be adopted to ensure that leadership facilitates
good governance for national development in Nigeria?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]1 The phenomenon of leadership and good governance has assumed greater
interest in Africa. With the return of democratic governance to Nigeria,
the study of the relationship between leadership and good governance
for national development has become an imperative. The study looks at
the challenges and prospects associated with leadership and good
governance in Nigeria within the first decade of the Fourth Republic.2.
The study discovered that political leadership has been ... Continue reading---
