There has been a widespread consensus that the problem with Nigeria is majorly leadership deficit. Many believe this position to be an apodictic truth without any attempt to carry out a critical analysis of the veracity of the claim. In this study, a different narrative is presented where the problem with Nigeria is situated on the failings of followership. Employing the theoretical framework of pragmatism, the study argues that there are certain actions to be taken by the follower-ship in order to engender the needed development in the body polity of Nigeria. Among the engagements of followership is what is called “citizens watch” which is properly explicated in the body of the study as a rallying point based on the principle of justice, fairness and equity. As a finding, the study contends the followership are more in number and can upturn any unfavorable policies and actions of government using the instrumentality of the law, pressure and rational engagements over and above any other considerations.
Written by:
Evaristus Emeka Isife
Department of Philosophy,
Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu.
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Email: ee.isife@stu.unizik.edu.ng
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2016-9674.
