LEADERSHIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
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 seriously constrained by corruption, electoral fraud, mismanagement of resources and poor infrastructural development. The study discovered the following challenges as hampering the institutionalization of good governance in Nigeria: delayed prosecution of corrupt officials and lack of grassroots development. Others are abuse of the electoral process, insecurity, negative orientation to governance and lack of patriotic politicians. The strategies proffered by the study to mitigate the challenges include; introduction of electronic voting system and proving of human and material security. Others are removal of immunity clause on political office holders and national re-orientation.
3. The field survey method and secondary analysis were used for the study. The field survey method was to obtain public perception on the subject matter using open ended questionnaires and unstructured interviews. The questionnaires were administered to respondents within the public and private sector as well as to students. The data obtained were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively to determine how leadership can be directed towards ensuring good governance in Nigeria for national development.
LEADERSHIP AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION PAGE(S)
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY………………………. 1 – 7
STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM…………….. 8 – 9
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY………………………….. 10
HYPOTHESIS/ASSUMPTION…………………………… 12
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY………………………… 12-13
SCOPE OF THE STUDY…………………………………. 13
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY……………………………. 13-14
ENDNOTES ………………………………………………… 15-16
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW PAGE(S)
THE CONCEPT OF FOREIGN POLICY………………. 17 – 18
THE CONCEPT OF NATIONAL INTEREST…………. 18 – 23
THE CONCEPT OF POWER…….…………………….. 28 – 32
THE CONCEPT OF GLOBALISATION…….…………. 32 – 36
ENDNOTES………………………………………………. 37 – 39
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PAGE(S)
INTRODUCTION………………………………………… 40 – 43
OBJECTIVES OF NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY…… 43-48
NIGERIAN NATIONAL COMPONENT POWERS AS
DETERMINANTS AND INSTRUMENT OF NIGERIAN
FOREIGN POLICY………………………………………. 48-55
NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE NEW
INTERNATIONAL ORDER ……………………………. 55-62
DEBT CANCELLATION………………………………… 62-65
PROMOTION OF GLOBAL PROSPERITY AND PEACE… 65-68
ENDNOTE..………………………………………………. 69-70
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS PAGE(S)
PROSPECTS OF NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY…….. 71-72
PROBLEMS OF NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY……….. 72-77
FUTURE PROSPECTS OF NIGERIA’S FOREIGN
POLICY……………………………………………………….. 77-81
ENDNOTES………………………………………………… 82
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The quest for quality leadership and good governance is the aspiration of citizens in most countries of the world. This is because the task of harnessing scarce resources in pursuit of human and national development is related to the quality and output of leadership (Richardson, 2008, P.3). The history of the development of great nations suggests that versatile leaders played a vital role in the transformation of their societies through good governance. Thus, the quality of citizens’ life and the overall development of a nation is a reflection of governance in the nation.
