Responsible Leadership and Accountability: A Panacea for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

This paper looks at responsible leadership and accountability in the political leadership of Nigeria. Being an emerging social science concern, responsible leadership is looking at how far, the political leaders addressed the variables militating against sustainable development in Nigeria. It also examined the degree of accountability within the leadership system in Nigeria especially as it concerns responsive service delivery. The paper made use of qualitative research method, anchoring its theoretical basis on authentic leadership theory. From the analysis of the themes with the available extant literature, we were able find amongst others that; the leaders in Nigeria, have not been responsive enough, to the yearnings of the Nigeria masses in all spheres of development. We therefore recommended that; the solutions will start with the recruitment of public office holders to enable us wriggle out of the malaise.