Nigeria’s followership crisis: Why bad leadership thrives in Benue and beyond

Sunnewsonline | 19-04-2026 12:56pm |

By Iyorwuese Hagher Nigeria stands at a grave moral and political crossroads today. For decades, citizens, scholars, clergy, and commentators have repeated one familiar explanation for the country’s decline: bad leadership. It is the phrase most often heard whenever our institutions fail, whenever violence spreads, whenever poverty deepens, and whenever public hope gives way to frustration.

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