Ethical Leadership, Corruption and Irresponsible Governance: Rethinking the African Dilemma
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MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome
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In the face of current events in the global community, Africa cannot afford to lag-behind in pursuing a meaningful sustainable
development in all strata. The current crisis of relevance of the African societies in the comity of nations is traceable to the
obvious poverty, under development, irresponsive and irresponsible governance, illegitimate political administrations,
prolonged military administrations, martial social and economic systems, repressive policies, and etc. This paper employed
qualitative method of research dwelling on the use of secondary data, analyzed through the method of content and descriptive
analysis. From the secondary data gathered and analyzed, it was discovered that the dilemma of the African societies is the
absence of public spirited leadership which these writers preferred to refer to as Ethical Political Leadership. A society either
rises or falls depending on the kind of leadership within its system. This paper therefore concluded that Africa needs this style
of leadership that is first and foremost people-oriented. The absence of this has been the bane of any meaningful development
in Africa. If we must develop and transverse this level of living at the mercy of the international organizations and almost
absolute reliance on development assistance, African political leaders must rise to the responsibility of engendering a social
system that will reduce corruption in both public and private spheres, and must also get involved in outright formulation and
implementation of policies that will enhance the self-realization of the African citizens. Above all, this paper recommends the
need for moral education in Africa.
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JA Political science (General)