Topic: Which does good leadership depends more on? Age, experience or education? - page 2. (Read 285 times)

Going with your question op, I think there is a factor you didn't mention and it surpass all those three you have mentioned and that is wisdom. All those you have mentioned are summed up into wisdom.

If a leader has wisdom then fear of doing the wrong things against the right things will envelope him. Take for example in the bible, Solomon asked for wisdom to lead Israelites and God granted it to him. Can you imagine the wisdom of King Solomon in the biblical story of the judgement of two women claiming to be the mother of a baby boy, 1kings 3: 16-18. It is wisdom to suggest that kind of judgement that the baby to be splitted into two halfs to be given to each of the women for peace to reign, and it was easy for the woman who is not the mother to accept such judgement because she was envious of the the mother, like if I can't have the baby then she shouldn't but the real mother couldn't behold her baby dying not to talk of splitting and the reai mother was known by such a wisdom.

So above all whether good education, age, experience or whatever have you, wisdom against wrong is paramount in sincere leadership and African leaders are beclouded by politics of selfishness. Even when they finally select themselves into the dreaded office, they still move around with nepotism, religious affiliations and inclination, that leads to self centeredness, embezzlement with impunity because of the nepotistic leadership and government, no punishment or justice for political thieves and that is why they are usually found guilt when they leave the shores of Africa.

In my personal perspective, after enduring extended periods of poor leadership in African nations, I am inclined to believe that the core issue lies in the fragility of the national constitution and the ineffectiveness of those entrusted with upholding the law. Enhancing these two facets has the potential to foster a sense of collective responsibility for addressing wrongdoing among the populace.

We are living in a society where whether you like it or not, you can't choose to close your eyes to the kind of people who lead you.

We've had very educated leaders who got intoxicated by power and couldn't differentiate what was right from wrong and have also had some who because of there level of education and exposure have brought remarkable changes and developments to the place and people they govern.
 
We've seen others who are very old but believe they need to rule at certain leadership position before retiring and in so doing got the whole system messed up with ancient leadership patterns that had grown obsolete.

Some served in different positions in the past but with there wealth of experience, when divine vital position make a whole mess of the opportunity divine to them to serve.

Considering all these and the kind of leader that the world needs to face it technological advancement, should age, experience or education be the key index for ascertaining who would make a good leader?