Chinua Achebe, in his widely cited book, "The Trouble with Nigeria" accurately pointed out that "the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership." He pointed out that "there is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian character, there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else," but leadership (Achebe, 1983, p.1).
Leading a multiple ethnic and religious society such as Nigeria, while staying dedicated to democratic principles is a tough task. This is because integrating numerous ethnic groups into a single political system brings along the fundamental issues of ethnic battles. Change is ubiquitous in any society and it takes a devoted leadership to achieve a propitious change in a society. Nigeria's short life has
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Although there was a massive boom in the economy, Obasanjo’s regime was further accused of excessive corruption and undermining of due process. Contracts were shared between families and friends, every associate became entitled to an Oil block and accountability was shattered. Olusegun Obasanjo tried his best to tackle these practices by founding the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). The short-lived Yaradua’s government, which was voted in based on his 7-point agenda framework for policy implementation in Nigeria, is widely regarded as a failed one. The only remarkable event recorded was the bloodless and successful handover of the Bakassi Peninsula to the Cameroonian Government. According to The Economist, corruption flourished under the Jonathan administration, "who let politicians and their cronies fill their pockets with impunity. This Administration is often regarded as the worst in Nigerian history. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Finance Minister under this regime, pegged Jonathan's administration as the main cause of Nigeria's economic