Abstract
Leadership is an unavoidable part of life in organizations. It’s a must-have for any organization that wants to coordinate the actions of its members to achieve its objectives. Therefore, leadership is crucial for human survival, development, and transformation. Leaders in all realms of life make several commitments to strengthen their leadership, enable their societies to improve, survive, and progress. Who has been in charge of our country exactly? We have been affected by numerous leaders, who lack moral power and unfortunately, the public has come to accept these ways of thinking and behaving as the standard. The culture that has emerged since the creation of Bayelsa State in 1996 is the authoritarian personality character of political leadership. Also, the culture of sycophancy and praise-singing has further exacerbated authoritarian leadership style among the leaders that have emerged in the State; an ugly form of hero or demigod worship. This paper uses the Theodor Adorno’s Authoritarian Personality Theory as a guide in explaining authoritarianism and the development challenges in Bayelsa State.
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