Nigeria, Corruption and Bad Leadership

Nigeria, since its independence in October 1960 is still battling with myriad of problems among which are corruption and bad leadership. Nigeria was under the British colonial rule of Lord Frederick Lugard who was the governor of both the Northern and Southern Protectorates from January 1, 1914 until independence in 1960. It is saddening to note that over 104 years after amalgamation, the country is still grappling with national identity, insecurity, corruption. and bad leadership, which has led us to where we are now, as a third world country or developing country. When things are working well in a country, it is because the leaders are doing what is right. Everything rests on the leaders, and to think otherwise is to think amiss, because leaders determine and provide the direction others should go and the speed at which they move. Corruption will thrive and take root in a country where the leadership is corrupt, while on the other hand, uprightness will take root in a country where the leadership celebrates uprightness. Therefore, it is trite knowledge that whatever the leadership encourages grows while what it frowns at declines. This is just the plain or absolute truth. Paul A. Adekunte | Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Janet O. Sadiku "Nigeria, Corruption and Bad Leadership" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-6 , December 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd60145.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/60145/nigeria-corruption-and-bad-leadership/paul-a-adekunte