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DOI: 10.31248/IJAH
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The significance of Basiliea in political leadership in Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/IJAH2022.048 | Article Number: A827111B3 | Vol.3 (2) - April 2022
Received Date: 26 March 2022 | Accepted Date: 21 April 2022 | Published Date: 30 April 2022
Author: Friday Ifeanyi Ogbuehi
Keywords: Leadership, Basiliea, church, citizens, significance.
The Greek term Basiliea means the Kingdom of God. It is the reign of God and not a geographical location or territory. Basiliea is significant in the Bible considering the fact that God’s sovereign reign and dominion brought justice and peace. Therefore, the paper examined the significance of Basiliea in political leadership in the country with the view of encouraging political leaders to subject themselves to the reign and sovereignty of God in order to appropriate Christian leadership principles for good leadership to prevail. It engaged in a comparative analysis of Basiliea aimed at bringing the import of the Basiliea to the fore of political leadership in the country. The work adopted historical and phenomenological approaches. It made use of books like journals, bible commentaries and internet materials. The method for data analysis was descriptive and analytical. From the research, it was discovered that political leaders have neglected the values and principles of Basiliea which have occasioned bribery and corruption, embezzlement of public funds, electoral malpractice and selfish interests to mention just a few. The writer proffered solutions by making recommendations that arrested the situation.
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