LEADERSHIP AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN SOCIETY:A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Nigeria’s political and economic system is being faced continuously with the issue of effective leadership, political stability and national development. The problem of leadership in the Nigerian state has been aggravated by Nigerian size, history and colonial experience. Thus, the issue of poor leadership has extensively hindered the implementation of various national development plans which could have fostered the economic and political growth of the nation. It is against this background the paper takes a critical view on the problem of Nigerian leadership and its consequent effect on the nation’s national development.