The moral optics: Rippling effects

Nigeria's crisis is often described in economic, political, or security terms, but beneath these lies a crisis of maintaining public confidence in standards of conduct, accountability, and leadership. This is the problem of moral optics. Leadership is not merely about policies and appointments; leaders send signals through their conduct, response to allegations, treatment of public resources, and the consequences imposed when wrongdoing is established. When accountability is perceived as selective, it affects citizens' perception of societal values.

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