Abstract

The problem of governance, mismanagement and inefficacious leadership models and practices of most contemporary African leaders calls for finding both individual and collective lasting solutions. This study sets out to proffer sustainable ideological and pragmatic solutions to leadership issues, if imbibed and sustained. Drawing from intuition and secondary data, the study employs qualitative approach to discuss, with ample examples, how integrity criterion and public accountability of ethical and exemplary leadership models (IPACEEL Models in short form) could aptly address the leadership issues in contemporary Africa. It concludes that institutionalising the IPACEEL Models would ideologically and pragmatically resolve most leadership issues, such as bad governance, mismanagement, and underdevelopment, in Africa. The study recommends IPACEEL Models to governments of all levels and non-governmental institutions in Africa as well as other parts of the world.