Leadership and Crisis of Governance in Nigeria

Abstract

The failure of political leadership, especially amongst several countries that lay claim to years and decades of uninterrupted democratic practice, raises questions that serve to critique what was earlier espoused of democracy as the best path to leadership. The general objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between leadership and crisis of governance in Nigeria. However, the specific objective is to ascertain the degree of relationship that exists between autocratic leadership and constitutional crisis in Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for this study. The research aims to collect data directly from respondents, based on the fact that survey research design supports the collection of data primarily through the use of questionnaire. The population of the study comprises of 26 members of house of assembly Ondo state. To analyze the relationship between leadership and crisis of governance in Nigeria, simple linear regression with SPSS version 23 was used. The findings show that there is a strong positive significant relation between autocratic leadership and constitutional crisis. The study concluded that the citizens have an essential duty to play in order to guarantee that the necessary good governance is attained through conscious and deliberate concerted efforts and not looking for short-cuts. The study recommended that Leaders, particularly the political leaders must be made to account for their actions and inactions while serving the people as this will promote try enhance transparency and effective performance. sincerely inculcated and implemented, good leadership capable of promoting and engendering good governance is ensured.