Political leadership and national development in nigeria pdf

Conceptual framework education policy issues continue to be a question of critical concern in. Accountability for sustainable development and the. Political leadership and underdevelopment in nigeria mensch mind. Such agents must have experienced a change in their own mindsets.

Moreover, national development implies development of a nation as a whole. The study shall provide an analysis of the nature, causes and effect of insecurity on national development in nigeria with a view to determine measures to mitigate and eliminate the trend. Department of political science, federal university, dutsinma, katsina state. The second political party was the northern peoples congress npc and it. The politics of a country comprises of the leadership of the country and the character of the citizens and that of the state, all these come. Effectiveness of transformational leadership style in. Development partners around the globe who genuinely seek africas transformation should appreciate. According to my distinguished compatriot, chinua achebe, the trouble with nigeria is the failure of leadership. Being a major investment in human capital development, it plays a critical role in longterm productivity and growth at both micro and macro levels. It is the major source of growing political crisis in nigeria. Failed development vision, political leadership and nigerias.

It can be best defined as the allround and balanced development of different aspects and facets of the nation viz. In a third of countries, eligibility for the national parliament starts at 25 years or higher and it is common. In his path to nigerian freedom the blueprint for the nationstate he had envisioned chief obafemi awolowo, the man who later came to be one of the leading figures on the nigerian political scene, stated categorically in 1947 nigeria is not a nation. Ethnicity, political leadership and national development in nigeria. Acknowledgements increasing womens political participation through effective training programs represents the culmination of nearly 30 years of work by ndi staff, partners, volunteers and funders to advance womens political participation. The three political parties were the national council of nigeria and the cameroons ncnc. Immediately after attainment of independence in 1960, the first national development plan 19621968 was launched.

Segun joshua is a senior lecturer of political science in the department of political science and international relations of covenant university, ota, ogun state, nigeria. The challenges of leadership and governance in africa afegbua, salami issa. This major shortcoming partly explains the misplaced rationale of concentrating social, in dustrial and development infrastructure in major cities like lagos, abuja, kano, port harcourt, etc. The key instruments for sharing include unemployment insurance, access to affordable housing, and access to health. Money institute of education, delta state university abraka, delta statenigeria abstract education is the engine of national growth. A population of well educated citizens increases national economic competitiveness. The first set of political parties to be formed in nigeria was formed in 1959, shortly before nigeria gained her independence from britain.

D student of political science at the department of political science university of ibadan ibadan, nigeria abstract the military is not by inclination trained to rule, but to defend. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Conclusively, the paper stresses that effective leadership is the key to success of every organization, for nigeria to achieve sustainable development, our leaders have greater role to play. Onolememen ms, university of lagos, 1991 ms, university of nigeria, 1988 bs, bendel state university, 1985 dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy public policy and administration. Ebegbulem department of political science university of calabar calabar, nigeria abstract the independence of african states from colonial rule from the middle part of the 20th century signaled strong prospects and hope for a better and prosperous continent. Request pdf ethnicity, political leadership and national development in nigeria. The action group ag was a nigerian political party established in ibadan on 21 march 1951, by chief obafemi awolowo. It undermines the selection of responsible and responsive national leadership by politicizing.

The phenomenon of leadership and good governance has assumed greater interest in africa. Political leadership and underdevelopment in nigeria and the pian babaginda regime caused nigerians. Political parties leadership and policy development centre. The impact of leadership on the governance of infrastructure development in nigeria by michael o. Its southern coast is on the gulf of guinea in the atlantic ocean.

Thus, it is imperative to examine to interface between the political system and education policy formulation. Hegel, and later marx, pursued the notion that development is the product. A governance approach highlights issues of state responsiveness and accountability, and the impact of these factors on political stability and economic development. Montesquieu heralded the idea of separation of power between the various branches of government. Paradoxically, the independent african states consolidates. The party was founded to serve as the platform for realizing his preliminary objective of mobilizing western nigerians to forestall the ncnc control of the western region and the subsequent aim of cooperating with other nationalist parties to win independence for nigeria. Political leadership and challenges of national integration and development in nigeria. Since then educational policy in nigeria has been shaped by the quest for national development based on political, and socioeconomic considerations. People under the age of 35 are rarely found in formal political leadership positions. His research area includes conflict management, development, and leadership. Political parties and democratic consolidation in nigeria 20072011 journal of policy and development studies 52 149160 the nigerian press and the urgent challenge of national. Ngowi 2009 studied the effect of political leadership on economic. The methodology used was a hybrid approach consisting of analytical technique of historicalcritical descriptive and content analysis of selected past and current literature on development and political issues. Political and institutional data were obtained from the cross national time series data archive cnts.

The impact of leadership on the governance of infrastructure. The national institute for policy and strategic studies nipss, kuru has set up the political parties leadership and policy development centre pplpdc. At this stage, election was restricted to the municipalities lagos and calabar with grossly unacceptable elitist prerequite for franchise which among other things required the electorates to be resident in lagos and calabar, have. At domestic level, african governments are run in ways that have been. In addition, this third edition reflects some of the more recent trends in the institutes political party development work. Nigerias history is replete with shortlived governments, dysfunctional institutions and poor leadership. History of political parties in nigeria nigerian finder. 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. Failed development vision, political leadership and. This paper argues that there is too much financial entitlement and benefit attached to public office in.

Insecurity, a threat to national development project. It shall also serve a veritable source of information on issues of insecurity and national development in nigeria. Effectiveness of transformational leadership style in secondary schools in nigeria veronica. 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. But, experiences since independence show that nigeria have suffered so much misrule and the country has been in a deplorable state due to poor leadership. Ethnic identity, political integration, and national. The principal aim of the centre is to help develop capacity of political parties and institutions in order to improve the democratic quality of political engagement. The media, development communication, and governance in. His area of research includes governance, leadership, and development. Africas leadership problem and political instability the african political instability and other related problems is basically a consequence of its leadership problem. There are no nigerians in the same sense as there are english or welsh or. Political instability in africa where the problem lies and. Accountability for sustainable development and the challenges. Therefore, the quest for good leadership is a sinequanon for governance and sustainable development.

The objective of the paper is to capture development plans in nigeria and development efforts in the asian tigers and draw lessons for nigeria to learn. Development is essential and critical to growth and sustenance of any country. Pdf obstacles to nigeria political development a critical. The political system and education policy political leadership operates within the political system. The strongest factor standing against nigeria s national vision is leadership. This paper examines nigeria s political leadership in relation to her national anthem and national pledge using secondary sources withinelite theory frame. The contradictions and the local government nexus this study fundamentally highlights that ethnicity as a non.

Political leadership and challenges of national integration. Nigeria party politic has been polluted by ethnic chauvinism. Ethnicity, political leadership and national development. African political leadership visavis the following salient themes a thematic overview that includes. The growing army of political change agents on the continent will in addition to. Bendel newspaper company limited 2016 not left in the. National interest and national development the term national interest is characterized with inconsistency. Available records on the history of the political development of nigeria since independence have shown that the reins of government has always fallen into the hands of a political leadership class that showed more interest in private, group or ethnic gains than in the general wellbeing of the nigerian state. Africa doesnt need charity, it needs good leadership world. It therefore uses secondary sources of data such as text books, journals, magazines, newspapers and the internet. National interest and national development in nigeria.

National development, development, nigeria, developing society. This paper is on national development in nigeria in comparison with the asian tigers. The challenges of leadership and governance in africa. In a situation such as this, national interest does have a negative contribution to national development. 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.

How does political instability affect economic growth. The high level of progression of economy can be achieved, through good governance, social political and economic stability. In nigeria, little effort has been made in that direction. In nigeria, the not too young to run campaign led to a change in the electoral laws to enable young people to participate, and in uganda, the people power movement has given inspiration to new generation of youth with interest in political leadership. Critical perspectives on nigeria s socio political development in the 20th century, pp. So education policies must be related to the political objectives and development in fiji, or any other country. Pdf revisiting leadership, democracy and national development. The paper concludes that for nigeria to experience sustainable socioeconomic.

Effective leadership tool for achieving political stability and national development in nigeria. However, they need strong leaders and political systems that are able to. Conclusions and useful policy recommendations were made based on the above descriptive designs. Leadership problem has hampered the countrys progress in the political, economic, military and sociocultural sectors. It should equally be noted that educational programmes are babies of educational policies. The contradictions and the local government nexus this study. Political leadership and the development of education. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs. Nigeria has three predominant regions, namely northern nigeria inhabited by the hausas, west nigeria with the yoruba and south with the igbos.

The politics of ethnic and regional security play a key role in nigerias political and economic development as well as its role in africa and the world in general. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since. According to riggio et al 2008, leadership is a learning process that is not only centered in what needs to be said but also in learning how to say it in ways that others can understand and follow. Nigeria borders niger in the north, chad in the northeast, cameroon in the east, and benin in the west. Money institute of education, delta state university abraka, delta state nigeria abstract education is the engine of national growth. Rousseaus principal message was the sovereignty of the people. Locke advocated the social contract between rulers and ruled. Here, we examine the trend of national development in nigeria, and provides a workable method of approach to national development. Educational policy in nigeria from the colonial era to the. Africa doesnt need charity, it needs good leadership. A study of babangidas administration download the full project work from chapter one to five including abstract and references.

In order to successfully enhance meaningful development, effective strategies must be evolved. People do hide under the cover of national interest to project and protect their own individual or group interest. Problems of economic development in nigeria and solutions. This has shaped how nigerians perceive issues of politics and nation building. National policy on population for sustainable development. This explains why the state of education in nigeria continues to be our national discourse at all. Political leadership and nation building in nigeria. Tool for achieving political stability and national development in nigeria since gaining political independence in 1960, nigeria like other developing countries of the world has virtually become poorer and underdeveloped while nations in the developed world have become richer and more developed in all ramifications.

The impact of military coup detat on political development in nigeria olorungbemi simeon toyin ph. The political, economic and social dynamics of nigeria. Young people in nigeria the national youth policy identifies with the improvement in the health and development status of adolescents and other young persons in the country. Reintegration, rehabilitation and reconstruction, as part of a followup development plan to the no victor, no vanquished. Africa needs cultural change agents that will leverage both business and nonprofit platforms to offer leadership development training to a large proportion of the population. Reflections on contemporary issues in the sociopolitical and economic development of nigeria, pp 111. Political leadership and underdevelopment in nigeria.