Leadership, Corruption and Development
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines corruption as one of the leadership problems in Nigeria and its attendant consequences on development. The paper noted that the inability of most organizations in Nigeria to achieve their desired objectives stem from corruption among leaders. The paper further noted that Nigeria lacks true leaders who can demonstrate leadership codes of behaviour such as moderation, abstinence from self-seeking, greed and conspicuous consumption. The paper posited that for Nigeria to attain the goal of sustainable development the political leaders must show values of integrity, honesty, sincerity, asceticism and above all they must have the fear of God and shun the temptation of conspicuous consumption, excessive accumulation of wealth which are the main causes of corruption and the bane of Nigerian development. Key Words: Leadership; Corruption; Development; and NigeriaResume: Cet article examine la corruption comme l'un des problemes de leadership au Nigeria et ses consequences sur le developpement. Le document a remarque que l'incapacite de la plupart des organisations au Nigeria pour atteindre leurs objectifs provienait de la corruption chez les dirigeants. Le document a en outre note que le Nigeria n'a pas de vrais leaders qui pouvait demontrer des normes de comportement de leadership comme la moderation, l'abstinence de l'egoisme, de cupidite et de consommation ostentatoire. Le document suppose que pour que le Nigeria atteigne l'objectif du developpement durable, les dirigeants politiques doivent montrer des valeurs de l'integrite, de l'honnetete, de la sincerite, de l'ascetisme et surtout ils doivent avoir la crainte de Dieu et eviter la tentation de la consommation ostentatoire, de l'accumulation excessive des richesses qui sont les causes principales de la corruption et du fleau de developpement du Nigeria.Mots-cles: leadership; corruption; developpement; Nigeria
Source: Canadian social science
Author: S.P. Idakwoji
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1908463145