THE LEADERSHIP QUESTION IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA: A STUDY OF OLA ROTIMIS: IF---A TRAGEDY OF THE RULED AND OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN

The neglect of leadership, be it political or military after the advent of the white missionaries who came to administer or govern Nigeria after its amalgamation can be traceable to the lack of clear cut political ideologies of rulership from the period when Nigeria gained independence to the present day. The study is aimed at viewing this leadership misdemeanor and good governance in Ola Rotimi s If— a tragedy ofthe Ruled and Our Husband has gone mad Again. The focus is on the subjugation of the masses and the electorate and the efforts undertaken by the playwright to educate and emancipate the populace from this dreaded cankerworm called corruption, neglect and lack of foresight that have eaten deep into the fabric of those on the corridors of (political) power.