Leadership Challenges and Political Crisis in Africa on Achieving Sustainable Development: Evidence From Nigeria, its Reality, and Perspectives
Keywords:
Dialectical materialism, Sustainable Development, Political CorruptionAbstract
In this study, the Federal Republic of Nigeria—one of the sub-Saharan African nations with an abundance of natural resources and highly skilled labor—is examined. Despite this, the nation nevertheless faces challenges related to sustainable development. The nasty tendency can be partially related to the corruption phenomenon. Aiming to both identify and promote the barriers that prevent leaders from attaining sustainable development, the study "Leadership and political corruption on achieving sustainable development in Nigeria" This study looks at the values that are attainable in Nigeria and what matters most to average Nigerian leaders. The study also looked into how Nigerian leaders were rated before and after in terms of the attainable value system. In the study's analysis, descriptive and content analytical methods were used wherein descriptive analysis was performed on the issue data gathered. The theoretical underpinning of the investigation was Karl Mark's dialectical materialism theory. As a result, the study found that the typical Nigerian leader is more concerned with pursuing personal and self-serving objectives than with maintaining integrity, which is essential for attaining sustainable growth. Therefore, the study came to the conclusion that sustainable development would not exist in the absence of effective and practical public leadership.
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