Effectiveness of transformational leadership style in. Leadership and development crisis in nigeria project. 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. Accountability for sustainable development and the. The challenges of development in nigeria 127 12 on the other hand, development has been viewed in various ways by different scholars. The challenges of leadership and governance in africa. Attah department of business administration and management, kogi state polytechnic, lokoja, nigeria email. Political leadership in postindependence africa is a curious case that should be of interest to. Ajagun 2003, 107116 conceptualizes it as advancement which makes life more meaningful in its various aspects, including the economic, administrative. Bendel newspaper company limited 2016 not left in the. Chapter 2 leadership for growth, development, and poverty reduction. In lmics, including nigeria, there is a dire need for the development of leadership competencies in the health sector to enable the principal actors to manage and lead better so that teams, units and organizations can fully use and continuously develop their potential to transform human and financial resources and other inputs into improved. Africa doesnt need charity, it needs good leadership.
In 2001, nigeria was ranked the secondmost corrupt nation in the world out of 91 countries, second only to bangladesh. Cflead is the culmination of years of experience in the corporate and small business worlds, with a passion for raising businessmen and women. Suleiman anaf yahya a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the doctor of philosophy in education. A survey of selected small scale enterprises in ikosiketu council development area of lagos state, nigeria obiwuru timothy c.
The sdgs have come at an opportune time for nigeria, president buhari and his cabinet are clearly committed to longterm development and. The research intend to explain effective leadership and how it can bring about positive change that help the attainment of sustainable developmental goals in nigeria, the paper also discuss the. Nigeria institute of leadership management leadership. Youth and national development, unemployment and underemployment, national youth policy, social vices, millennium development goals targets and youth bulge. Research literature has documented nigerias leadership crisis since its. The function of family imagination omale, simeon achonu, ph.
The paper concludes that for nigeria to experience sustainable socioeconomic. Leadership development in africa a focus on strengths. Leadership problem has hampered the countrys progress in the political, economic, military and sociocultural sectors. Money institute of education, delta state university abraka, delta state nigeria abstract education is the engine of national growth. Materials were generated via internet, textbooks and. Leadership is an essential feature of all government and governance. Looking at leadership and good governance as defined above, it will therefore means that fostering positive change for the good of the whole, based on inherently acceptable values as outlined in the characteristics of good governance presents us with the desired leadership for attaining governance that is participatory, accountable, transparent, responsive, equitable, effective and efficient. The socioeconomic and political development of any country depends largely on the ability of its leadership to facilitate, entrench and sustain good governance afigbo, 2007. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method to identify patterns and themes. Achebe 1983 analysis of the leadership problem in nigeria is located within this framework, lack of effective management of human and material resource as a result of leadership problem in the country. The phenomenon of leadership and good governance has assumed greater interest in africa. Ethnicity, political leadership and national development in nigeria. Enhancing leadership and governance competencies to. Department of actuarial science university of lagos, nigeria okwu, andy t.
Nigeria, resources, underdevelopment and development. Leadership is the ability to lead or the office of a leader and a leader is any individual who can conduct, motivate, who has authority to direct, a chief commander, inspire a group of individuals to bring out the best in them. The study argues that ineffective leadership is at the heart of nigerias underdevelopment and opines that. Chapter 2 leadership for growth, development, and poverty. This is because many political leaders in contemporary nigeria have tended to invert or subvert leadership and continue to deny its positive principles. Article pdf available february 2016 with 15,235 reads.
Pdf leadership and the nigerian economy researchgate. In nigeria, for example, the personalized nature of the political. In nigeria, culture is a phenomenon that surrounds the people as well as the nations heritage. But the problem with nigeria is that there is no difference between an educated president and not so enlightened ones in terms of their leadership. Effective leadership and change management for sustainable development in nigeria dr. An approach to organizational performance and effectiveness in nigeria. Cultural values and beliefs affect the practice of leadership development, which relates to the values, beliefs, hopes, and fears of human existences. According to riggio et al 2008, leadership is a learning process that is not only centered in what. The study adopted a conceptual approach in an attempt to xray the various strategies for achieving sustainable development in nigeria. The way forward concrete and genuine national integration and development have been elusive in nigeria, which has been a thing of serious concern to scholars.
Irrespective of the above observation, the main focus of this paper remains the contributions of education to national development. All agreed for their data to be used anonymously for this research. A population of well educated citizens increases national economic competitiveness. In fact, the nigeria youths, not oil is the future of nigeria in the 21st century the paper concludes. Findings showed that a political instability and the nigerian civil war have been obstacles to infrastructure development and. Leadership nigeria newspaper mission is to stand up for good.
Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. It posits that every individual within the state is a leader and the government of their progress. Past studies in nigeria on the challenges of leadership and sustainable development identified corruption and lack of required skills on the part of public officials to perform in terms of proper policy formulation and implementation among others. Above all, one needs to know somebody in nigeria 1 corruption, leadership and development in nigeria rasak bamidele telecommunication office before one. It therefore uses secondary sources of data such as text books, journals, magazines. The paper examines the extent to which inept and corrupt leadership have over the years, adversely affected the development of. An african viewpoint and experience benjamin william mkapa by 1967, six years after tanzanias independence, the. Leadership newspaper nigerian news, nigeria newspapers. Department of industrial engineering and management, jss academy of technical education, bangalore, india nswamy. Failed development vision, political leadership and.
This paper argues that every citizen ought tprovide leadership from their immediate spaces. Governance in health is being increasingly regarded as a salient theme on the development agenda. Nigeria was ranked as the most corrupt because the country occupied the 90th position in terms of transparency. D department of political science, benue state university, makurdi abstract the paper examines rural or community development in nigeria with emphasis on the institutions, agencies, policies and strategies employed to bring about the much needed. Leadership and the challenges of good governance in nigeria.
Leader, leadership, development, economic development and developing. Corresponding author department of economics, banking and finance. The centrality of leadership to development in africa is a major key in that leaders define the. Conclusions and useful policy recommendations were made based on the above descriptive designs.
The study examines leadership and national development in nigeria. Africa needs leadership development systems, and it is incumbent on development partners and global leaders to understand how cultural differences affect these. Reintegration, rehabilitation and reconstruction, as part of a followup development plan to the no victor, no vanquished. Pathway to sustainable national development in nigeria. Effectiveness of transformational leadership style in secondary schools in nigeria veronica.
Consequently, in the context of nigeria, there is no existing study to the best of knowledge of this researcher that integrate and combine strategic leadership and organizational. Thus the concept of leadership as exemplified by nehemiah is helpful to the extent that it helps to emphasize the essence of leadership. Awardees will be conferred certification in leadership, management and productivity development, thereafter referred to as associate leadership and management professional almp, executive leadership and management professional elmp and fellow of management leadership and productivity development fmlpd. The challenges of leadership and governance in africa afegbua, salami issa department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university, ojo, lagos state, nigeria adejuwon, kehinde david department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university.
This shows that corruption in nigeria improved by one step when compared to its ranking in 2000. Strategies for achieving sustainable development in. Most government world over, nigerian government inclusive, are bedeviled by the problem of good governance, they are most hit by the. It therefore uses secondary sources of data such as text books, journals, magazines, newspapers and the internet. Abstract corruption is a moral decadence that has eaten deep into the fabric of the nigerian political terrain. Leadership nigeria newspaper is a daily national newspaper published by leadership newspaper group, based in abuja, nigeria. These factors, among others, include the ineffective and corrupt political leadership under which the public bureaucracy in nigeria. Political leadership and challenges of national integration and development in nigeria. Most managers took the benchmarks assessment as part of their leadership development program at the center for creative leadership.
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