Proceeding from a longitudinal analysis of Nigeria s governorship history, The Route to Power in Nigeria shows how personalities have for the most part overwhelmed institutions, to the detriment of the country s democratic consolidation. While it is customary to hold leaders solely responsible for the predicament of Nigeria s governorship, M.J. Balogun argues they could not have accomplished the task entirely by themselves. Here we see how the "silent majority", individuals who exploit weaknesses in the system, and those who have lost hope of casting votes in free elections play important roles in subverting the democratic system in Nigeria.

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M.J. BALOGUN is a Senior Adviser in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations.

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK The Leadership-Governance-Development Nexus: Separating Coincidences from Correlations THE NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT Values, Vision and Leadership in a Diverse Society Leadership Selection, Governorship and Development: The Institutional Dimension Role of Civil Society in Leadership Recruitment and Renewal Soft Choices in a Hard Environment Engaging the Environment from the Macro-economic Angle Balancing Domestic Welfare Needs with External 'Conditionalities' FACTORS IN THE RISE AND FALL OF LEADERS Civility in the Lion's Den: Leadership Selection and Retrenchment in the First Republic Leadership as an Imposition: The Military Short-cut to Power Enter the Fourth Republic LESSONS FOR CURRENT AND ASPIRING LEADERS Visionary Leadership and Management of Uncertainty