PSYCHO-PHILOSOPHICAL APPRECIATION OF THE CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP STYLES THROUGH THE FOOTPRINTS OF MR. PETER OBI

Abstract

Leadership and governance have been recognize as imperatives for the attainment of any political, social and economic objective of any nation. In Nigeria, contemporary effective administrative leadership styles cannot be discussed in Nigeria without using Peter Obi as a reference point given that he has been popularly referred as an encyclopaedia of good leadership. Despite the prevalence of poor leadership, not just in Nigeria, but in the whole of Africa which has made the continent to be backward in terms of development, Peter Obi has proved beyond reasonable doubt that effective administrative leadership is possible and obtainable in our political system. His leadership style can be assessed by his personal-administrative style and implementing functional strategy established in ANIDS: Anambra Integrated Development System, which encompasses plans for every facet of the human society with regard to human and natural resources in need of human and humane attention. Using the method of critical appreciation and analysis, the researcher finds out that good governance is still possible when a leader develops effective strategies to transform his society and equally allows his personality to influence the polity at large. The researcher, therefore, recommends that every good leader must have a strategy, be prudent and frugal in spending, and as well cultivate managerial skills as no nation gets wealthy by wasting resources and incurring debts.  Keywords: Leadership, Effective, Administrative Style