ASSESSING LEADERSHIP INTERJECTIONS IN NIGERIA’S TURBULENT POLITICAL ECONOMY.

Abstract

This paper examines leadership decisions/indecisions taken in a bid to solving burgeoning problems
occasioned in Nigeria political economy. It assesses the attributes and styles of leaders as it is brought to
bear on decision making in a turbulent politico-economy milieu. The paper use qualitative design where
data was only obtained from secondary sources including books, journals and internet materials. The paper
discovered failure of leadership in assessing and correcting counter-productive decisions taken in turbulent
periods. Thus, the paper recommends assessment and correction in decisions or policies by leadership as
they bring their managerial attributes to bear on their democratic style.