The choice of a leader can highly impact on the growth and development of a country. Bad leadership has constantly stirred up whenever Nigeria political history is mentioned. This study is centered on leadership deficit and corruption, and the impacts on sustainable development in Nigeria. It adopted the Anomie theory as the framework and applies documentary method. It is found that leadership deficit is mainly caused by corruption manifested in different forms. This has affected the sustainable development of the country. It is thus recommended that to break the circle of corruption among the leaders, accountability and transparency in democracy be restored in the Fourth Republic.
Keywords: Corruption, sustainable development, good governance, leadership, accountability
Written by:
Salvation Elo Ugoso
salvationugoso@gmail.com
Department of Political Science,
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island,
Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Ambily Etekpe
ambilyetekpe@ndu.edu.ng
Department of Political Science,
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island,
Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Philips O. Okolo
philips.okolo@ndu.edu.ng
Department of Political Science,
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island,
Bayelsa State, Nigeria.