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By Ahmad Adoke The dictionary meaning of a leader is a person who leads, guides or direct others, especially a group. Leadership, therefore, is the role or position of leader. There is leadership problem when the quality necessary in a leader is lacking. Some of these qualities are patriotism, selflessness and honesty. Discussing leadership problem in Ebira land is not to say that leaders don’t exist, what is lacking is genuine leaders. One can safely say that up till the era of the 1 st republic, Ebira nation never lacked in good leadership. For instance, through good leadership, Ebira ancestors were never conquered from the various raids carried out by the Nupe jihadists in the 18 th century. In the same spirit, Ebira people had transformational leaders up till the first republic, whose leadership did not only put the good name of the land in the map of Nigeria but also left legacies of development. Unfortunately, the kinds of leade