THEME OF CORRUPT POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP IN POST INDEPENDENT AFRICAN SOCIETY IN ARMAH’S THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN AND ACHEBE’S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE

THEME OF CORRUPT POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP IN POST INDEPENDENT AFRICAN SOCIETY IN ARMAH’S THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN AND ACHEBE’S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION

1.1    Background of the Study

1.2    Statement of the Problem

1.3    Purpose of the Study

1.4    Significance of the Study

1.5    Limitation of the Study

1.6    Research Methodology

CHAPTER TWO: THE REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE THE CONCEPT OF CORRUPTION

2.1    The Concept of Corruption

2.2    Origin of Corruption

2.3    Portrayal of Corruption

2.4    Effect of Corruption in Our Society

CHAPTER THREE:

3.1    Background of the Author

3.2    Analysis of the text Armah’s the Beautyful

ones’ are not yet born

3.3    Elements of Corruption in the Beautyful One’s Are Not Yet Born

CHAPTER FOUR:  BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR

4.1    Background of the Author

4.2    Analysis of Achebe’s  A man of the people     

4.3    Elements of Corruption in A Man of the People

4.4    Comparison of Armah’s, The Beautyful one’s are not

yet born and Achebe’s The man of the people

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION  

5.1    Summary

5.2    Conclusion

5.3    Recommendation

Works Cited

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

Right from time immemorial, literature has been in existence, it could either be in form of oral or written. Moreover, these two types of literature have an aim of depicting the occurrences or happening in any given society.

However, the issue of corruption in politics and leader ship in Nigerian society has been a thought provoking issue among the early African literary writers.

Consequently, this research work is undertaken to reveal the themes of corruption in politics is amplified African literature. Therefore, it is not dispute able fact that African is poorest continent in natural resource. In any case, today, the image of this blessed continent is battered by corruption and lead ship crisis.

THEME OF CORRUPT POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP IN POST INDEPENDENT AFRICAN SOCIETY IN ARMAH’S THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN AND ACHEBE’S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE

Without a doubt, corruption has tragically diva stated Nigerian society and made millions of people destitute, the evidence of corruption has been seen everywhere in African continent.

Without reservation, from the office of the president and prime minister to the smallest administration unit of government, corruption is found everywhere, crucial to this crisis corruption engulfing African continent is the probe of purposeful leadership that progressive change and development.

Of course, in Nigerian, we see corruption and etude in leadership as a fact of life. In fact, it has been argued in many for that the main problem that has bedeviled Nigerian is poor leadership and corruption these two issue have been (i) entities as roof causes Nigerian socio-economic and political problems.

Furthermore, Nigeria leadership is characterized by such negative features is sensitivity to plight of the citizen are languishing in object poverty and hunger, squalor, diseases and destitution, Nigeria leaders are only after working strategies on how to enrich and perpetuate themselves in office. Theme of corrupt politics and leadership in post independent African society in Armah’s the beautyful ones are not yet born and Achebe’s a man of the people.

Specifically, the major problem that the country is facing is the insincerity and infectivity of our leaders to the need of the cordially people whom the have been elected to serve.

Moreover, today at national, state and local government level, the Nigeria people have been a hardcore, small selfish, money minded, few individual whom wage political and economic war against the vast masses of exploitation and oppressed people.

In addition, the democracy embraced by Nigeria in 1999 was produced the leader whom hare plight the life Nigerian whom now wallow in penury, illiteracy, hunger, and unemployment. Thus, these corrupted leaders have criminally mismanaged the country is resources corruption and ineffective leader have impacted negatively in Nigeria’s democracy and her economic development. However, the Nigerian legislature is the product of political corruption as men and women elected into the two legislature shambles got these through fraudulent electoral processes.

1.2   Statement of the Problem

Undeniably, it has been observed that the period of writing determines the theme and subject matter of any literary work. Therefore, the main problem of this research work is the issue of corruption in politics in African literature.

This is the issue that involves many literary writes spending decades and equally their funds and moment in finding out the factor militating the corrupt prates in Nigerian society. This research work therefore will point out the ills and also correct those ills that will help us to maintain a good standard of politics in African and larger society.

1.3   Purpose of the Study

The main purpose of this study was on the theme of corrupt politics and leadership in post independent African society in Armah’s the beautyful ones are not yet born and Achebe’s a man of the people. Specifically, purpose of this study includes:

1. to reveals the impact of corruption in politics in African society
2. to confirm the fact that African leaders are in the issue of corruption
3. to champion the standard of politics in the African nation
4. to expose the various strategies of the leaders in the issue of corruption
5. to enable students of literature and others to understand the educational, informational instructional and entertaining power of literature.

1.4   Significance of the Study

This research work is meant to show case the issue of corrupt politics in African literature

It therefore, aim at discussing the problem of corruption and leadership strategies of embezzlement in African society. Also, this research work shall show the means by which leaders used to corrupt the society. Theme of corrupt politics and leadership in post independent African society in Armah’s the beautyful ones are not yet born and Achebe’s a man of the people.

1.5   Limitation of the Study

This research work centre’s on the themes of corruption and leadership in African literature.

It also mirrors the various aspect of the society where the corruptions are carried out such areas like the political, social, education and economic etc.

1.6   Research Methodology

In this research work, the research will use textbooks as primary sources of information others sources like internet wile used for more collection of data.

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