In 1997, a Nigerian professor of political history published an essay titled, ‘Democracy in Africa: What Prospect?‘ in The Guardian newspaper of Nigeria. The title of the essay attracted my attention and sadly disappointment at the end. The erudite scholar …
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The Dishonourable Africans VI : Leadership Practices in Contemporary Africa
The leadership practice in contemporary Africa, as in every country under the new global order of unregulated market economy and globalisation of free trade, is now defined in terms of monetary success. Money now delineates the sole criterion for determining …
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The Dishonourable Africans V : Leadership Practices in Post-Colonial Africa
The turning point for the world against colonialism came on the heels of the Second World War. The War unintentionally brewed the great idea that jeopardised the philosophy of colonialism along the initiative that prompted Britain to defend the rights …
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The Dishonourable Africans III : Leadership Practices in Pre-Colonial Africa
You might be wondering what is the relevance of the history of Europe to leadership problem in Africa. I think it is necessary to trace the problems of Africa as far back as we can in history if indeed we …
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The Dishonourable Africans II : In The Beginning…
History is a valuable tool for looking back at the progress humanity have made since the recorded journey of life began. It is quite tempting and easier too for most analysts to start the analysis of leadership problem in Africa …
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The Dishonourable Africans – Covering Note and Introduction
Dear African Brother/Sister COVERING NOTE II : MILLENNIUM REFLECTION ON AFRICA I hope you have read the first publication under the millennium reflection on Africa titled, The Hypocrites in Africa. As mentioned in the covering letter to that publication, these reviews …
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Nigeria on Fire : To Your Tents O! Nigerians IV – The Un-Civil Servants
Introduction It is once again like 1974 or almost, when Chief Jerome Udoji submitted a report directed principally at the efficient management of the Nigerian Civil Service. But in a typically characteristic fashion, the political overlords saw the report as …
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