PROMOTING OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP QUALITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: NEW CHALLENGES FOR AN EMERGING DEMOCRACY AND INCLUSIVENESS IN AFRICA.
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Leadership has become an intellectual issue, a socio-political, cultural and economic development
challenge in Africa. This is because of what Africa countries and economies have missed in terms of
the emergence, practice and benefits derivable from outstanding leadership qualities expected from
African leaders and elites for a rigorous and effectively driven implementation of sustainable
political-economic, national, and millennium development. The paper examines the urgent need for
the promotion of truly outstanding leadership qualities among African leaders at all levels for
overcoming the challenges of emerging democracy, inclusion and sustainable development in Africa.
Relevant literature on conceptual and theoretical frameworks on outstanding leadership qualities, the
standard form of Western democracy autochthonous, the kind of democracy Africa needs,
sustainable development practices in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. The findings reveal
that the persistent dearth and failure of leadership qualities among African political and elitist
leaders. As regards policy implications the emergence of outstanding leidership qualities among
these leaders constitutes the best practices approach in overcoming impedrments to cost beneficial,
democratic systems, the practice of good governance for the required masses oriented,
empowerment, inclusive democratic systems and sustainable development for African Countries.
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor, JA Political science (General)