African continent undeniably is the poorest region of the world, and the most endowed with natural resources. What has become the image of African states is the cursed blessing of the continent by purposeless leadership and the self-seeking political parties (Antonakis, et al 2004). African communities are degenerated by the corrupt fruit of the ineffective leadership and selfish political parties thereby millions of people become deprived of the affability of life. The significance of political parties in the leadership of African states is obvious. It is evident that many of the political leaders have to be in the corridor of power through the platform of their parties (Aguda, 1995). Crucial to developmental crisis overwhelming the African
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In many fora where issues of governance in Africa are discussed, the chief identified problem bedevilling the African continent is poor leadership (Adejumobi, 2004). Though corruption among African leaders has been generally identified as the root causes of Africa’s socio-economic and political conundrum, it is still safe to argue that many of the African leaders are being loyal to the agenda of their parties at the expense of Africa’s development (Barkan, 1992). Africa’s leadership is tagged as an embodiment of lack of direction, neglect and drift, fraud and insensitivity to the plight of the citizens. It is an ubiquitous knowledge, that while the impoverished Africans are languishing in stench poverty and hunger, squalor, disease and destitution, African leaders only care about mapping out schemes on how to protect and perpetuate their interest in office (Bratton and Rothchild, …show more content…
According to him, the leader possesses the capacity to effectively coordinate the activities of a team and maximise limited available resources towards the achievement of definite agreed goal or objectives. A leader must be shrewd with both man and material resources. A leader must be creative enough to instigate in the followers the necessary enthusiasm to expend every necessary effort to deliver on set goals. The ability to conceive and to communicate a vision is of chief attribute of a leader. Chiefly, it becomes imperative for a leader to be a member of his own team, be sensitive to their feelings and stimulate the team to maximize their potentials towards reaching the goal (Kamuntu,
In many fora where issues of governance in Africa are discussed, the chief identified problem bedevilling the African continent is poor leadership (Adejumobi, 2004). Though corruption among African leaders has been generally identified as the root causes of Africa’s socio-economic and political conundrum, it is still safe to argue that many of the African leaders are being loyal to the agenda of their parties at the expense of Africa’s development (Barkan, 1992). Africa’s leadership is tagged as an embodiment of lack of direction, neglect and drift, fraud and insensitivity to the plight of the citizens. It is an ubiquitous knowledge, that while the impoverished Africans are languishing in stench poverty and hunger, squalor, disease and destitution, African leaders only care about mapping out schemes on how to protect and perpetuate their interest in office (Bratton and Rothchild, …show more content…
According to him, the leader possesses the capacity to effectively coordinate the activities of a team and maximise limited available resources towards the achievement of definite agreed goal or objectives. A leader must be shrewd with both man and material resources. A leader must be creative enough to instigate in the followers the necessary enthusiasm to expend every necessary effort to deliver on set goals. The ability to conceive and to communicate a vision is of chief attribute of a leader. Chiefly, it becomes imperative for a leader to be a member of his own team, be sensitive to their feelings and stimulate the team to maximize their potentials towards reaching the goal (Kamuntu,