The Leader and the Led as a Criticism of African Leadership Style.
The Leader and the Led as a criticism of African Leadership style: A critical evaluation The Leader and the Led" by Professor Niyi Osundare is an allegorical poem that highlights the type of leadership style in Africa and what leadership should be. The poem illustrates political and social dynamic that exists between African leaders and their supporters. The Leader and the Led serves as Niyi Osundare's quest in seeking answers to Africa's leadership difficulties. This poem subtly criticizes certain people's assumption that the seat of power is their birthright, that they are the most qualified and that no one can do it better. He also offers the types of leaders who might be good to our society. To do this, he uses the features and characteristics of animals to expand on the subject matter of the poem which centers on leadership role in the African continent. The hyena's "lethal hunger" relates to the attitude of most African politicians. They per