AN OVERVIEW OF THE JUSTICIABILITY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY UNDER THE 1999 CONSTITUTION

Barr. Paschal Nwosu

The constitution has provided guidelines of the fundamental objectives of good governance which frames the directive principles of state policy. Thus when we talk about clueless and visionless leaders, we are talking about the inept leadership that is not concerned with the growth of society but with the enlargement of their greed and self aggrandizement. There are sufficient guidelines in our constitution to give sight to the politically blind and propagate a new generation of responsible leadership.   A lot of our leaders go through Life appropriating the resources of society and stealing from the poor. They are basically illiterate in many cases or under educated but today they have acquired doctorate degrees without understanding…