REASONS FOR THE FAILURE OF LEADERS TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF FOLLOWERS

CONTENT

1. Why Leaders Fail to Protect the Interest of their Followers
2. Ways Good Leaders Can Protect the Interest of their Followers

Why Leaders Fail to Protect the Interest of their Followers

During election periods, political parties and their aspirants present mouthwatering manifestos, as a means of buying or attracting the masses’ interest to their party. But, it is quite appalling that some of these leaders forget their election promises as soon as they get into office and fail outright to protect the interest of the electorates. Some of the obvious reasons why they show this uncultured attitude or behaviour are stated below.

(i) Selfishness: Most politicians are into politics with ulterior motives. They pursue self-aggrandizement at the expense of the electorate. Thus they are blinded by their motives.

(ii) Party loyalty: Most politicians are loyal to their party to a fault. Thus they neglect their loyalty to the electorate and the society at large.

(iii) Poverty: Poverty has forced the majority of the electorate to sell their votes for peanuts as a means of temporal survival at the expense of the nation or society.