Goga, Abubakar Muhammed (2020) Leadership and good governance in Africa: Is there any link? In: The International Seminar on Regional Politics, Administration and Development 2020 (INSORPAD2020), 14-15 October 2020, STISIPOL Raja Haji, Riau, INDONESIA.

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Abstract

This paper is an analysis on “Leadership and Good Governance in Africa: Is there Any Link? Africa’s failures of good governance and regional development have been largely as a result of leadership failures. These manifest in frequent leadership change, lack of political will, lack of realistic ideology, policy reversal and weak institutions. The paper focuses on selected African countries with more emphasis on Nigeria. Data were generated from secondary sources and analysed using content analysis. The paper reveals that the leadership election processes in the continent takes the imposition pattern and that African leaders have frequently come to their position with different motives instead of the quest to facilitate the delivery of services through good governance. Therefore, leadership failures in the areas of poor policies, policy sumersault, indiscipline, corruption and the likes have weakened the system of governance or rather good governance, which affect overall development. Thus, for Africa to overcome the crises of leadership and governance, the leaders should carry out their entrusted obligations with zeal and just. The paper concludes that only leadership that has the people at heart and emerge through free and fair election can be relevant to the regional development of Africa through good governance

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	eISBN 978-967-16057-8-3 Jointly organized by: Stisipol Raja Haji, Tanjungpinang, Indonesia School of Government, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Leadership, good, governance, development, Africa
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	School of Government
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2021 01:57
Last Modified:	07 Jan 2021 01:57
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/27812

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