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ABSTRACT

This June 12, 2024 (democracy day) Nigerians celebrated silver Jubilee of uninterrupted or unbroken democracy in Nigeria. The president and some top government officials were seen at the eagle square, celebrating and later had special dinner in the evening. Though it was labelled low key, but we knew the expenses wasn't low as such. The really truth is there is indeed almost nothing to celebrate as the leaders have not understood that leadership calls for service or sacrifice (servant Leadership). Reflecting critically on the country Nigeria and its present condition, poverty portrayed by acute recession, lack of food, pipe borne water, good access roads and lack of basic infrastructures, equipped hospitals for basic health, electricity, good schools and the likes, one sees that the corruption and bad leadership is the fundamental cause. Still, the remote cause is lack of patriotic spirit by the political elites and even by the masses or citizens who in one way or the other voted or caused such bad leaders to emerge in power. th Through analysis and evaluation method, the research critically portrayed the corrupt 4 democratic republic leaders and leadership and their inability to work towards the nation's development with the human and natural resources available. Nigerian citizens should demand accountability from her leaders and shun evil collaborations too as without their votes and supports bad leaders can neither emerge nor thought of looting the nation's treasury alone. The task of nation building in various sectors of live and work is the duty of every citizen, from every tribe or ethnicity as patriotism is aimed at nation building and development.