This book provides for the reader: - An excellent perspective on the early historical origins and political development of Nigeria. - Solutions to the leadership question Nigeria has been struggling with since independence. - It destroys the myth that leadership is Nigeria's only problem. - It points out the role of responsible followership in building a great nation. - It shows why democracy has not worked in Africa and what needs to be done for it to work. - It points out reasons why strong men (messiahs) cannot solve the problem of Nigeria and African nations. - It makes a case for building strong institutions and systems as the key to eradicating corruption and leadership failure. - It posits that wrong values are at the root of our national problems and challenges both for leaders and followers to imbibe good values. - It enjoins citizens not to abdicate the responsibility of their country to the leaders alone, but must themselves accept the responsibility for their nation. - It also shows examples of proactive Nigerians that are taking responsibility to build a better Nigeria. Tag: Nigeria, Leadership, Nigeria Leadership, Obasanjo, Buhari, Awolowo, Abiola, Adiagbon, Murtala Muhammed, Sunday Adelaja, National Transformation, Visionary Leader, Giants of Africa, Nigerians, Great Nation, Discover your Purpose.
This book is an excellent writing comprising the reasons and causes of underdevelopment in Nigeria; and at the time, preferring solutions. Gives a broad overview of leadership styles in different parts of the world, and how we can learn from them. This book provides for the reader: An excellent perspective on the early historical origins and political development of Nigeria. Solutions to the leadership question Nigeria has been struggling with since independence. It destroys the myth that leadership is Nigeria's only problem. It points out the role of responsible followership in building a great nation. It shows why democracy has not worked in Africa and what needs to be done for it to work. It points out reasons why strong men (messiahs) cannot solve the problem of Nigeria and African nations. It makes a case for building strong institutions and systems as the key to eradicating corruption and leadership failure. It posits that wrong values are at the root of our national problems and challenges both for leaders and followers to imbibe good values. It enjoins citizens not to abdicate the responsibility of their country to the leaders alone, but must themselves accept the responsibility for their nation. It also shows examples of proactive Nigerians that are taking responsibility to build a better Nigeria.
Effective Leadership In Nigeria: Practical Ways To Build an Effective, Inspiring, Transformational and Visionary Leadership and Governance in Nigeria is mostly based on the current apathetic and virtual lack of effective and visionary leadership situation in contemporary Nigeria and distills the golden gems: - principles, processes, procedures and practical applications inherent in effective, inspiring, visionary and enthusiastic leadership. It attempts at instituting, building and encouraging good, effective, and visionary leadership in the nation and that is currently, virtually lacking. From the outset, the author makes it clear that this writing is not designed to model or fit any known leadership paradigm, theory or management style. Rather, based on relevant research on leadership as it impacts the Nigerian situation, the book attempts to explore what it takes for there to be an effective and good leadership to successfully lead and change Nigeria for the better. The book is written and organized in a way that reflects and captures the contemporary experiences, frustrations, psychological emotions, aspirations and hopes of every Nigerian and perhaps of promising politicians and future leaders who are honestly touched by the virtual vacuum of real and effective leadership in the country, their concerns, questions, dreams, and the expectations that have virtually gone unmet in the past more than half a century. Properly elucidating what leadership means, and differentiating it from rulership this book couldn't have come at a better time to assist Nigeria's leadership-struggles! A masterpiece, Dr. Nkwocha has taken the current apathetic leadership lull and almost leadership void in the nation and set the leadership principles and processes on the cutting edge. The book is a definitive guide to anyone aspiring to the leadership of Nigeria and is therefore in search of meaningful leadership, its principles, processes and pragmatic applications. The book is a must read!
THE BOOK DESCRIPTION As far back as the Guardian of Tuesday July 16, 2013 page 11, Isaac Taiwo had reported that, 'former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has expressed worry and fear over the state of the Nigerian nation. To him, the country is facing crisis "while our leaders and elites are living in denial of those facts"'. This presupposes that the way forward is not denial but facing up to the problems so as to fix them. The state of the Nigerian nation, truth be told, is troubling but the good news is that it is not beyond repairs. This is because, fortunately for us, Nigeria's problems are man-made and can therefore be undone by man, in this case, Nigerians - me and you. The 200 sound bites contained in this book are nuggets, questions and observations I made and updated over an extended period which are still pertinent and can be framed for debates to get more insightful outlooks. Soundbite number 43 made this reference to its inspiration, quote: "This nugget was informed by the write up of a popular newspaper columnist with a popular Nigerian newspaper who referred to (then) Vice President Namadi Sambo as a northern politician, "who refused to provide a rallying point for an agitated north". The columnist found himself on the wrong foot when I reached out to him and asked him "what ails the northern part of Nigeria that doesn't ail the south and why Vice President Namadi Sambo should provide a rallying point for an agitated north instead of providing a rallying point for an agitated nation?" They are arranged in chapters according to the issues they address in politics and society. The chapter titles which represent positive expectations are 1. Integrity in Leadership 2. Leadership Excellence 3. Institutional Integrity 4. Quality Citizenship 5. Embrace Positive 6. Right Orientation 7. Common Sense Issues 8. Economic Matters, and 9. The Nigeria of my Dream. The book identifies poor leadership, positive values deficiency, wrong orientation, greed, sentiments, impunity and most especially official corruption and indiscipline among the leadership and the led - with the leadership getting most of the knocks - as the cause of most of our woes. This is against the notion in some quarters (which are reasonable arguments in their own rights) that Nigeria's problem is its governance structure and that if we go back to regional arrangements, fiscal federalism, parliamentary system of government and a cocktail of other prescriptions, Nigeria will be restored. In spite of the system we have or the one we choose to adopt, I am convinced that strict adherence to rules, regulations and discipline is non-negotiable and will always be the way forward. My views presented here are based on common sense. A government, whether parliamentary or presidential should enforce its laws and uphold discipline. I also believe that if we imbibe the virtues of Section 23 of the 1999 constitution as amended which states that, "The national ethics shall be Discipline, Integrity, Dignity of Labor, Social Justice, Religious Tolerance, Self-reliance and Patriotism", we will turn the corner. GRAB A COPY, Relax, read, comprehend and act right. God bless Nigeria, Long live Africa!
