The system of local government (LG) in Nigeria is engulfed in a leadership crisis,
one that is due to unethical practices and behaviors of public officials in LG councils.
Their unethical conduct and actions have created a leadership crisis that has adversely
affected the quality of governance at the LG level. The absence of good governance is
identified as the major setback in social and economic development efforts in third-world
countries (Kurtz & Schrank, 2007). The inability of public officials to provide good
governance has constituted a major barrier to socioeconomic development in Nigerian
society (Azeez, 2009).