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Abstract
This paper analytically looks at Esiaba Irobi and Emeka Nwabueze's attempts at dramatic 
portrayal of failed leadership obligations in Africa and precisely, Nigeria. Drama as a 
performance art is a recurrent phenomenon. This paper examines the leadership perspectives 
of characters presented by the playwrights in their failure to accomplish their required 
obligations to the proletariat. Thematically, the paper desires to prove that Esiaba uses his 
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh to criticize the criticizers as they engage in class struggle. He 
proves that even the African literary leaders lack sense of fairness, honesty, and justice. The 
paper discerns from the characters that there is no difference between literary leaders and 
politicians who steal ballot papers and rig the elections in their bid to remain on top. The study 
also discovers as illuminated by Nwabueze's A Parliament of Vultures that the law makers as 
they exploit the masses are metaphorical large birds of prey that feed on the putrid remains of 
humanity they vowed to protect. The two plays look at the philosophy and quality of interaction 
in academic and political spheres as man struggle in the world of power control. In the spheres 
of life projected by the authors, there are class struggle, exploitation, and failed obligation. 
Therefore, this study adopts Marxist approach. The paper encourages resistance by the 
exploited against the exploiters.

Keywords: Leadership, Obligation, Drama, Perspectives, Struggle.

Introduction
Africa was highly influenced by the entrance of the Europeans who came to Christianisation, 
civilisation, and of course for commercial purposes. To the Africans, their intrusion also 
brought in exploitation and other negativen   influences such as amalgamation. But the nation 
should not continue in complaining stupor. She should not continue to live in the grief and 
pains of the colonial past. Ibenegbu  confirms that colonisation of Nigeria was not the best 
experience for Nigerians… the main negative impact on economy was slavery (Legit) At this 
age, independent nations of Africa are expected to stand on their own like other continents that 
suffered colonialism but are already up and going without blaming anybody. It is time to rise 
from quagmire and stop being the dreg of the universe whose citizens run to other nations to 
serve them just to have a day's meal. Amongst other causes, the primary cause of this ugly 
situation in the country is simply failed leadership obligations by our rulers.

In most African countries especially Nigeria, the situation has come to a point of 
combustion and if nothing is done there would be catastrophe. There are failures in almost 
every dimension and are traceable to inadequacies in Nigerian leadership caused by poor 
ideology, electoral malpractices, highly rated corruptive practices, no rule of law especially by 

EZEUGO, ANTHONIA E.
English Department, Faculty of Arts, 

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, 
Igbariam Campus

ezeugoanthonia@gmail.comor ae.ezeugo.coou.edu.ng
+23408063786383

FAILED LEADERSHIP OBLIGATIONS AS PRAXIS: 
DRAMATURGICAL PERSPECTIVES



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men at the top, lack of accountability, and so on. With the above problems, a country can hardly 
wriggle out of developmental challenges that are hinged on inept and incompetent leadership.

At this point in time, what ought to be at the back of everybody's mind should be how 
we can change this country for the better by being introspective within ourselves, the 
responsibilities and their supposed obligations to the laid down national principles. Efforts are 
expected from every quarter to eradicate mismanagement, maladministration, corruption and 
other numerous social vices which have continued to wear down the nation.

Nigeria is a place where the ruled serve the rulers instead of the other way around. Part 
of the obligation of the rulers is to consider the people under them. If we consider the amount 
of money, for instance, a legislator collects and lavishes every month and compare it with what 
people like them collect elsewhere, one would not be constrained to call them 'vultures' as 
insinuated in one of the plays under study. Many workers in the country can hardly collect in 
their lifetime what a legislator earns in a month. The worst is that these monies are banked 
abroad enlarging foreign banks while our banks continue to merge or even fold up. These 
inadequacies create a chasm between the rich the poor and because of the level of immaturity 
and ignorance people just accept situations as they are without agitation.

The country is blessed with resources because apart  from petroleum, Nigeria's other 
natural resources include natural gas, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone niobium, lead, zinc, and 
fertile land. We only need skilled hands who can harness these resources for the benefit of the 
nation. Most salient is the need for our leaders to live up to expectation and fulfil their 
manifestoes. To improve our skills, our educational system must highlight skill acquisition as 
against only acquisition of reading and writing skills all through primary and tertiary schools. 
There is no more 'hand work' in schools while we buy products from practical works by 
children from other nations. That is why the youth have excess time to waste and indulge in 
crimes and overuse the social media. Educational system itself should live by example and 
stop graduating students who are saturated with corruption. This can be attainable when those 
at the head accomplish their obligations.

Theoretical Framework
In order to pass a valid evaluative interpretation on the works of art under study, Marxist theory 
has been chosen for an objective consideration. This literary theory focuses on representation 
of struggles and conflict in human relationship.  In Marxist approach to literary appreciation, 
M. H Abrams explains that:

According to Marxists and to other scholars in fact, literature reflects those 
social institution out of which it emerges and is itself a social institution with a 
particular ideological function. Literature reflects class struggle and 
materialism: think of how the quest for wealth traditionally defines characters. 
(149)   

To Ifejirika Echezona, ''Marxists also see literature as a powerful instrument for social 
criticism and transformation. So Marxism  from the point of view of literature, is a 
sociological literary approach that views works of literature or art as product of historical cum 
political forces…'' (188).
A Parliament of Vultures under study hinges on the nation’s legislators. And the legislature as 
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they use their position as a panacea for abuse of powers, exploitation of masses, and violation 
of human rights. From some of their conducts as evidenced in the work, they lack public 
accountability and transparency in governance. They fail to pursue public good as to enhance 
responsible and responsive government. That is why there is need to enforce strict compliance 
of obligations of public officials with rules of governance and the management of public 
resources, thereby curbing corruption. Still referring to Ifejirika's stance that Marxists see 
literature as product of history, Nwabueze's play stands as a record of real life historical 
realities. Furthermore, in view of the historical poise Asika holds that a critic ''evaluates the 
work of art from the point of view of historical evidence available for deeper understanding of 
the underlying meaning of a work'' (336). Nigerian nation shows a unique form of 
underdevelopment because Nigerian leaders fail to comply with their obligations.

The second text under study, Irobi's Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh also displays 
relevance to Nigeria cum African intellectual arena as they display power tussle in academics. 
Irobi uses his work to expose the unequal and unhealthy relationship between the ruling figure 
in Nigerian literature and his counterparts. The two works raise questions on both political and 
intellectual integrity of characters in those works and their symbols. The paper seeks to offer 
meaning by investigating the political and intellectual contexts that gave life to playwrights' 
imaginations.  To that effect, Onukaogu et al hold that a critic ''seeks to understand a literary 
work by investigating the social, cultural, and intellectual contexts that produced it'' (429).  

Leadership
Leadership simply means the act of leading a group of people or organisation. Gary Yukl 
defines leadership as ''the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what 
needs be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts 
to accomplish shared objectives.'' (8) This definition is close to Eke's opinion who aptly holds 
that leadership is ''the process by which an individual influences the behaviour and attitude of 
others.'' (18) To them leaders should bear unique features or prowess as to be a driving force of 
an organization. Gary Yurkl's opinion also holds that the followers must agree with the leader 
and in their collective effort they accomplish an objective(s).In furtherance, Omafume Onoge 
defines leadership as:  ''control in certain types of situations, actual or potential, and fellowship 
is relative helplessness in those same situations. The amount of skill experience and 
understanding that a person has in a situation determines the role that he may play- leader or 
follower'' (quoted in Fafowora et al, 45).

Types of Leadership
There are types of leadership as there are leaders. Tunde Adeniran highlights conventional 
types of leadership: 
1. A dictatorial leadership that defines, determines and decides policies from a perspective 

of personalised authority – be it exploitative and autocratic or benevolent.
2. A democratic leadership which operates on the principle of representative participation 

in the policies and decisions of common concern, thus promoting confidence and 
encouraging commitment and a tradition of popular consultation.

3. A laissez-faire or ''free-rein'' leadership that exercises no control over the system and its 
operators. The subordinates, in this case operate without much co-operation and uniform 
direction. (quoted in Fafowora, 302-3)



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A careful reading of Nwabueze's work portrays a dictatorial type of leadership where those at 
the top define, determine, and decide policies from their own perspectives personalised 
authorities at the detriment of the ruled.

Leadership Traits
However, whatever method a leader decides to adopt, he ought to be aware of where he is 
going because ''being a leader is a difficult role to play, but it is also enthralling. It demands 
particular characteristics for success…''(Duruaku ABC,157). Besides, a man who does not 
want to turn to be a villain at the end of his leadership should be a visionary leader who takes 
into cognisance the future of a group. He acquires an eagle eye to see the prospective events, 
''sets people free to innovate, experiment, and take calculated risks '' (Goleman Daniel, Primal 
Leadership). Such are characteristics, traits or qualities that can make a leader a hero since the 
compendium of a nation's development depends solely on the leader. A strong leadership is a 
prerequisite for the development of any group. This is confirmed by Ikupolati who said that 
''leadership is by far the single most important factor in determining the effectiveness of a team 
or group or organisation.''(17) It is expected that a leader must trust himself, his powers and 
abilities. Without self-assurance he cannot face challenges from opponents. Satell Greg 
rightly said that ''leaders are unrelenting, revolutionary and unwavering…'' (4 Kinds of 
Leadership). And it is his steadfastness and his constancy that prove his self-confidence.

A leader must have personal charm that would arouse people's loyalty and enthusiasm. 
This would quench any form of repulsion from his followers. If he lacks it, he must build it and 
achieve it because it is a prerequisite price he must pay. In light of this, William Shakespeare 
stated long ago that ''some are born leaders, some attain (achieve) leadership, some have 
leadership thrust upon them'' (Brainy Quote). Moreover, Namath submits that; ''to be a leader 
you have to make people want to follow you; and nobody wants to follow someone who does 
not know where he is going, in this regard, leadership'' (Quotation Book). 

A good leader should be modest without an excess of pride. Although he is successful, 
he should have a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, and subservience. This is the quality that 
will make him a good arbitrator who cares that the fortunes of his followers are better than he 
met them because it is ''the obligation of an individual…to account for activities, accept 
responsibility for them'' [the followers] (Business Dictionary. com).

A leader must inculcate trust by making good political decisions and executing them 
properly. By this he inculcates confidence in his leadership and engenders trust in his 
followers which will subsequently lead to his success. Trust is achieved through honesty and 
when the two are blended together, ''accountability consequently comes naturally'' (Brain Tim, 
The Seven Leadership Qualities of Great Leaders).
Good leaders must be courageous in tough times. He must be able to do something that is 
difficult or dangerous by possessing both mental and moral strength to persevere. Winston 
Churchill deems courage as ''the foremost of the virtues…'' (On Courage). A leader shares his 
goals among his followers, (democratic) it would help to involve them and determine their 
potentials and use them to achieve success of a group since ''the validity of leadership rests on 
the reality of  followership'' (Duruaku,159).

A promising leader should practise the law of his group. The values and obligations of 
the group should be at the core of his life. If he desires his group to succeed, he would not go 
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and makes his followers to obey him without relying on coercion. Nye submits that:  ''Strong 
leadership gives you the power to get what you want without coercion; that must continually 
rely on position, regulation or procedure in order to compel action isn't leading, (it is) merely 
giving orders''(17). Moreover, it would be helpful if he rewards exceptional 
achievement/behaviour sharing the good news of exceptional achievement/ obedience which 
would motivate others.

Leadership requires transparency and accountability. This ensures that public officers 
are answerable for their actions (Transparency – initiative). If this is practiced well, it would 
promote freedom of speech, create friendly atmosphere, loyalty, and help to achieve collective 
goal(s). Accountability in question has different faces. Robert Behn indentified four of them 
viz., ''accountability for finances, accountability for fairness, accountability for the use of 
power, and accountability for performance'' (317). Characters in the works of Irobi and 
especially Nwabueze are lacking in the four types of accountability; as a result, there is 
conflict. There are many more to a successful leadership and deviation from such standards 
spells danger and it would amount to what Peter Obi calls ''progressive degeneration of 
leadership in Nigeria'' which, according to him, has resulted in the backwardness the country 
has been witnessing (Punchrg.com). It is pertinent for a leader to be abreast of time. He must be 
informed of new developments and changes, seek opportunities in those changes, and should 
not be overtaken by events.

Obligation
The notion obligation may not easily be defined. Nevertheless, it exists where there is a 
relationship between an individual or body, and the rendering of tasks or function by that 
individual or body have influence to another's life. Obligation is a course of action that 
someone is required to take, whether legal or moral.(Obligation-Wikipedia). Olivia says: ''I 
think leaders have moral obligation. As a leader it their responsibility to set example for those 
they are leading and to always do the right thing'' (Youth Voices) Collen Sharen asserts that 
powerful leadership is about really caring about something and seeing that it has greater 
meaning… (The obligation of Leadership). Again, Vince Molinaro identifies five core 
obligations that all leaders must understand, internalise and live up to: obligation to one's 
customers, obligation to one's organisation, obligation to one’s employees, and obligation to 
one’s communities. He reiterates that if a person is truly aware of what his /her obligations are 
as a leader, he/she never loses sight of them while leading. The person will better be able to 
manage the inherent tensions that will arise (Willey Online Library).  Moreover, legal 
obligations are those in other contexts such as etiquette, social obligation, religious and 
political obligations. These obligations need punitive measures on the part of the leader if they 
fail to be accomplished and that is the only way we can assure its performance.

Obligation in Governance
Obligation directs the actions of public officials to their promise or vow through their course of 
action. This promise or vow is the objectives contained in their propaganda. This can stand for 
something such as formal contract, a promise or the demand of conscience or custom of a place 
which obliges on a course of action. Obligation is one of the bedrocks of leadership because it 
directs one on something one is bound to do: duty and responsibility. According to Orluweme 
Ozy, political obligation for instance is two sided, namely, obligation on the part of 
government and obligation on the part of the governed. (Political Obligation, bepress) 
Nevertheless, Leadership should contain trust between leaders and followers. And a nation's 
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Regardless of the above opinion we should be acquainted of this fact that obligation 
should not be left to the leaders alone, rather everybody in society should be involved, this 
would effectively challenge the actions of the leaders and pressurize them to fulfil their 
promises. That is why an office that enforces the obligations of the leaders needs to be 
established. Such office would look like the Economic and Financial Crimes and Commission 
(EFCC). Just as EFCC is established to rid Nigeria of economic and financial crimes such as 
advance fee fraud (419 frauds) and money laundering, (Nigeria: EFCC), this paper suggests 
that a similar agency is required to check the excesses of Nigerian leaders. This agency would 
be expected to check and balance political agency taking care of responsibilities for actions 
and the consequences of the actions taken. For above suggestion to work, there would be clear 
definitions of responsibilities, and promises contained in the propaganda and appropriate legal 
demands of a leader.

Dramaturgy and Portrayal of Failed Leadership Obligation
Drama has always been acknowledged as an artistic creation of life using mimesis and 
performance. This graphic illumination conveys life experience in immediate but pragmatic 
way. This is a way drama embarks on human reformation. In that way, it performs different 
purposes and numerous functions. This present essay advocates that drama can be used as a 
tool for propagating leadership concepts because a dramatist is committed to creating positive 
consciousness that will enable man to strive for perfect leadership. Dramatists are always at 
alert to warn the populace whenever there is derailment in the obligations of the ruler and the 
ruled. Hence Bamidele holds that: ''the artist warns the society of an impending disaster'' (28).

Right from the earliest historical period of drama in Nigeria, artists have always 
illuminated and attacked Nigerian leadership. In the forties, Hubert Ogunde started writing 
plays that were nationalistic and anti-colonial in outlook. He wrote Worse than Crime, a play 
that portrayed political leadership though embellished with Yoruba dance and ancient folk 
songs. His other play titled: Strike and Hunger was inspired by the general strike embarked on 
by labour union against failed obligations of the government of the time. After the 
independence, Wole Soyinka used his muse, Ogun in his plays such as Kongi's Harvest, Opera 
Wanosi, The Beautification of Area Boys, and A Play of the Giants to show his distaste at the 
ridiculous show of affluence by most African leaders at the detriment of their subjects. The 
second-generation playwrights such as Femi Osofisan could not fold their hands and watch 
merciless Nigerian leaders defecate on the altar of the ruled. Osofisan launches his attack with 
his Morountodun Yungba Yungba and the Dance Contest, Midnight Hotel and many others. 
Ola Rotimi protested with his If…A Tragedy of the Ruled, Tess Onwueme fought with Reign of 
Wazobia. Ahmed Yerima used his The Silent gods to warn the populace of the impending doom 
if the leaders do not redress their ugly steps. Right from the colonial period, to independence 
till date, dramatists have been engaged in issues concerning leadership and its obligation.

Emeka Nwabueze
Nwabueze's A Parliament of Vultures is an enduring work of art. Since the publication of this 
humorous play whose title must have been adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer's Parliament of 
Fowls, critics have been using it to disparage several dimensions of Nigerian society. The play 
bluntly displays the very portrait of Nigeria's history of political arena. It is in consonant with 
what Achebe hammered as 'trouble with Nigeria'. Scholars have continued to refer to this 
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The trouble with Nigeria …is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There 
is nothing basically wrong with Nigerian character. There is nothing wrong 
with climate or water or air or anything else. The Nigerian problem is 
unwillingness or the inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility to the 
challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership (10).

The above assertion made by this Igbo philosopher is the totality of what this paper wishes to 
explore, that is, the unwillingness of Nigerian leaders to lead by their life examples in 
accomplishing their expected obligations. From the title, the playwright depicts the 
parliamentarians as metaphorical vultures, that is, large birds of prey that feed on ignorant or 
totally dead animals. The play is a simple display of chairman of senate and his members as 
they manoeuvre the country's finance into their respective pockets using what one would term 
imbecilic excuses because there is no critical social analysis nor effective checks and balances. 
Their characters reveal the history of leaders that do not know the road to leadership or the 
destination. Their attitude is contrary to Uzodi's assertion of what a leader's conduct should be. 
He holds that a leader is a person:

Who stands in front of other men explaining to them what all ought to do. He 
leads and directs them into doing what they should do for the greater good. He 
organises them to attain group objectives. He must find methods by which he 
can tell people what to do or else they will not listen to him (90).

The president in the world of Parliament of Vultures explains that inflation is as a result of 
people buying too much, he then gives the traders order to lower prices. To mollify the 
situation; he tells the journalist that if things are too expensive, the people's anger should be 
directed at traders, not the president. When another journalist said that there is food scarcity, 
the president says that whenever he passes through the market there is food everywhere. This is 
a portrait of an imbecile on the throne. This type of leader needs to go back and learn two letter 
words. Such a person creates complex problems instead of solving them. As a result, characters 
created by Nwabueze are bunches of irresponsible men who lack knowledge, excellence, 
truth, and justice but are demoralised, debauched, and perverted then eat like vultures.
To digress a moment, what the playwright made Madam Omeaku to do in the play is 
questionable. Women have contributed to leadership failure in Nigeria, but their percentage is 
too slim as to make Madam Omeaku commit such atrocities in the play. Her position and 
activities are over-bloated because she seems to be at the root of every problem in the 
parliament.

However, the main crux of the matter is that most of the characters presented can pull a 
continent down because they have no any plan for building of roads nor encouraging our 
indigenous engineers to do that; they have no plan of building businesses nor encouraging the 
youth to do same; instead they import every single material for their party from overseas and 
our indigenous industries are folding up. Serious precaution is required to free the country 
from being trapped another colonization. We do not need to depend on the West, not even 
China who may be getting ready to suck the remains of what Britain left over. We don't even 
know what we import as canned food into the country from them. Nobody knows their new 
colonist agenda for Africa if we judge the stories that surround the Corona virus pandemic on 
Africa. We do not train our youths because of myopia and failure of the rulers and those in 
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Esiaba Irobi
In his Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, Esiaba Irobi satirises the characters and the impulses 
behind the works of African celebrated and prominent playwrights, poets, novelists, and their 
critics. These distinguished writers in their exceptional legendries are expected to be models 
of leadership but they turned out to be portrayals of people worse than the politicians they are 
always disparaging and criticizing through their plays, novels, and poems. African writers' 
convention as depicted in the play is expected to be attended by prestigious intellectuals, 
critical and disciplined minds, but what we see are the category of people we see among the 
politicians if not worse. Their innate intent is to pull down the next person and take over his 
position. The African convention becomes a place of recounting personal achievement in 
bombastic language.

In the play, Professor Elderly-Bones, the chairman of the convention designed 
punitive measures to be meted on the defaulters of the debate, but he is not bold enough to face 
Professor Ogunyemi Ogun with the same rule because of his Nobel Prize for literature and his 
intimidating bombastic language. He is afraid of the professor's verbose reproaches. When his 
conscience discerned that he has fallen short of his position as a leader, he hides his cowardice 
in the words of the pig who controls the government in George Orwell's  Animal Farm: ''all 
animals are equal, but some are more equal than others''. This comment is based on the 
hypocrisy of a government proclamation of absolute equality of their citizens but give power 
and privileges to small elite. This is exactly what the chairman did when he refers to the Nobel 
Laureate winner as the godhead of our continental literature and defends himself with a 
cautious declaration that ''all animals are equal, but some are more superior to others. He still 
goes ahead to provide Professor Ogun with two members of the convention who would 
interpret his obscure words to his fellow intellectuals.

Irobi tactfully uses his work to criticise the criticisers and more so advise them to be 
less esoteric since they are writing for the public because even the interpreters' language was 
not accessible in their bid to assert their ego as they struggle for supremacy. This is in 
semblance to what he witnessed among African writers. In this confusion, one of the 
characters in Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, Achebiri said:

…Things have fallen apart because of the language we borrowed. Is the 
English Language not the fuzziest and haziest of the languages? …Brothers 
suppose we were writing in our various vernaculars- Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo, do 
we think these problems of misunderstanding would have risen? (Irobi, 57).

The convention is attended by men of literary integrity but some of them prove to lack sense of 
fairness, honesty, and justice. This is contrary to Osuji's submission which states that: a leader 
is a rock model. Whether he knows it or not, people must use him as a standard by which to 
live, therefore a leader must be honest and always live above board in all his dealings… a 
leader must be virtuous in all his dealings with people (36). Osuji's stand is in opposition to the 
lives and actions of Kariuka and Nwogu as they steal the tape recorder when Chikwas, Izuwa, 
and Madike interview Prof. Ogun. They want Ogun to win and attain a new title of ''Literary 
Guerilla of African Literature'' in addition to his former one when they know that he is not 
qualified. This proves the fact that ''all human life and struggle in the world is hinged on 
material acquisition and power control in all ramification.'' (Ifejirika, 186). Their action is in 
the same axis with the dishonest politicians who steal ballot papers and rig the election. It 
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The right concept of power or power as service to the people, for protection and 
promotion of their good is little known and rarely practiced in Nigeria. Rather, 
it is often wielded for self and equally against others positions and authority 
invariably turn out to be sources of gain, financial security– political leaders 
see their time in office as grand opportunity to over-rich themselves at the 
expense of the common man (Okolo, 86).

It all means that the educated men who are decision makers in the play failed to accomplish 
their obligations therefore the convention could not reach the expected destination.

Conclusion
In conclusion, this paper has contributed to one of the urgent and momentous talking points in 
Africa especially Nigeria, that is poor accomplishment of leadership obligations. It anchored 
on the portrayal of poor leadership fulfilment portrayed in A Parliament of Vultures by Emeka 
Nwabueze and Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh by Esiaba Irobi. Their clamour is that the 
country's problem is that of the leadership which Achebe has hammered before now. He said 
that our problem is the inability of our leaders to perform their promised obligations and be led 
by their good personal examples. Achebe's opinion is in consonant with the irresponsible 
behaviour of the characters that lack both focus and locus as displayed by the playwrights. It is 
expected that those who desire to lead the country should possess leadership traits and be ready 
to accomplish their obligations. The paper simply challenges the unethical behaviour, poor 
management of resources, squandermenia and corruption which are resultant effects of failed 
leadership obligation. It therefore encourages philosophy of resistance of the masses or the 
exploited against the exploiters or oppressors.

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