An assessment of leadership role of the political office-holders in the 21st century at the Nigerian local government level: A theoretical perspective | Zendy

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An assessment of leadership role of the political office-holders in the 21st century at the Nigerian local government level: A theoretical perspective

Author(s) -

Kazeem Oyedele Lamidi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of public administration and policy research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2141-2480

DOI - 10.5897/jpapr2013.0245

Subject(s) - politics , local government , government (linguistics) , public administration , perspective (graphical) , public relations , salient , political science , corporate governance , sociology , management , economics , law , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , computer science

Effective political leadership is essential to facilitate successful attainment of public goals. The focal point of this paper is to assess the leadership role of political office-holders towards achieving the aims and objectives of local government vis-a-vis prospects and challenges. It reviews the conceptual issues related to leadership with reference to Nigerian Local Government; and examines the contemporary theories justifying the existence and need for local government. Data are gathered both from primary and secondary sources. This study appraises the performance of political office-holders using the highlighted objectives within the theoretical perspective as parameters. At the end, this paper analyses salient issues; as well as providing recommendations as regards political leadership development at local level.

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