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1) Awolowo's theory of mental magnitude argues that leaders must tame their desires and emotions through self-discipline in order to achieve good governance. It emphasizes allowing reason to control human instincts.
2) Awolowo believes corruption and selfishness among Nigerian leaders has hindered development, and that leaders lack complete education involving the development of mind, body, and brain.
3) Nigeria faces major challenges of good governance like poverty and disease despite its resources, due to leaders prioritizing self-interest over citizens'
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elaboration of a model about the mind from a topical and dynamic perspective. Freud explains the mind by the
constitution of the preconscious, conscious, and subconscious. Later, by three dynamic components: the id, the
ego and the superego. Such an organization of the psychic apparatus supposes not only individual elements, but
social influences along the process of hominization. In this paper, we recover the findings of the renowned
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The capacity for subjective experience and
The manner in which perceptions become referenced against motives and emotions that are relevant to one's self.
The basic features of this domain of consciousness is shared with other mammals.
2.The ego which refers to the language-based narrating capacity of your interpreter system.
It is the “I” that describes, evaluates, and explains the “me” when you are engaged in explicit self-conscious reflection.
3. your persona refers to the way you project your identity out into the social world to
Manage impressions and
Regulate your role and place in the social field.
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- The nature vs nurture debate regarding the influences of genes, environment, and choices on human behavior.
- Types of psychology including research which studies theories and experiments, and applied psychology which focuses on applying research findings.
- Influential early thinkers in psychology such as Aristotle, Plato, Galen, and Descartes and their contributions to understanding the mind, behavior, and cognition.
- The establishment of modern scientific psychology with Wilhelm Wundt opening
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The philosophical import of obafemi awolowo抯 theory of mental magnitude
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The Philosophical Import of Obafemi Awolowo’s Theory of
Mental Magnitude
Akinjide Aboluwodi,
Department of Arts Education, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria.
E-mail: akin_abo@yahoo.com
Abstract
The paper examines Awolowo’s theory of mental magnitude and how it can contribute to the debate on the
achievement of good governance in Nigeria. The theory harps on a person’s ability to subvert the human
desires that crave selfish interest and crass materialism. Basically, it is about good governance which is
defined in terms of transparency, accountability, social justice, fairness, equity and selflessness. It says that
leaders engage in corrupt practices and selfish acts because they lack complete education, which Awolowo
links with the development of mind, body and brain, an embodiment of mental magnitude. It is the belief that
leaders need to tame their appetite and emotion, and embrace discipline as a value in order to achieve
effective governance and development in society.
Keywords: mental magnitude, leadership, corruption, self-discipline, good governance.
1. Introduction
The greatest challenge that faces Nigeria today is that of good governance, though this may not be a peculiar
problem to Nigeria as some countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa are currently facing political
storming sessions. For Nigeria, there is something that makes its problems unique. In spite of the abundance
in both material and human resources, Nigeria remains one of the poorest countries in the world, best
illustrated by its institutional and structural decay and represented by high level of poverty, diseases,
ignorance and superstition. Nigeria is a typical example of a country with this problem of poverty, ignorance,
disease and superstition. At present it ranks second in the UNDP Low Human Development index
(2007/2008) in spite of the fact that it is currently occupying the 8th position among the countries producing
oil in the world. Thus, in the country poverty has virtually become a culture, while a handful of elites are
living in affluence. Indeed, Trask (2004, p. 10) captures the situation when he says that those leaders
entrusted with the resources of their countries prefer to enrich themselves using political means, thereby
increase their wealth. Here it is right to conclude that self-interest remains stronger, in the mind of Nigerian
leaders (politicians), than the need to meet the basic needs of the citizens. It is this kind of experience that
informs Nyerere’s (2009) conclusion that bad government is not generally interested in eradicating poverty.
On this note, Plato is justified to have observed that one of the evils of political life is the material greed of
politicians. Awolowo reaches the same conclusion in his analysis of leadership and good governance in
Nigeria. This paper examines Awolowo’s theory of mental magnitude and its connection with the issue of
leadership and good governance in Nigeria and argues that to achieve good governance Nigerian leaders and
the citizens alike, must tame their appetite and embrace discipline as a value now that the country is
struggling to attract international business partners to Nigeria.
2. Awolowo’s Theory of Mental Magnitude and the Human Nature.
Awolowo identifies corruption and selfishness as the major factors that have brought a decline to Nigerians’
living condition; incidentally, this condition has recently brought about political instability in the country.
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Awolowo seeks to establish an egalitarian society, the People’s Republic, where in each case, good
governance becomes a desirable value. Interestingly, Awolowo’s society, just like Plato’s, in his own time,
consists of different social classes each represents different value interests. The three classes in Awolowo’s
Nigerian society are the educated class which consists of professional people, teachers and clerks; the
enlightened class, consists of traders and artisans and lastly the ignorant masses (Adegbesan: 1988).
Awolowo believes that government is meant to ensure the well-being of these various groups in the society;
hence, the reason for the notion that Nigeria deserves the best political order that will promote social justice
and engender equity. Awolowo expresses this notion in his theory of mental magnitude.
In Awolowo’s view, the theory of mental magnitude rests on the philosophical belief that the mental
(reasoning) is superior to the physical element of a person, a belief that places reflective thinking at the heart
of human actions. Given this basic belief, therefore, commonsense holds that human desires and actions can
only be defended reasonably when they follow the dictate of reason. This theory emanates from Awolowo’s
attempt to understand the nature of man which Rev Fr. Ogunmodede (1986, p. 56) believes that Awolowo
acquires through his “close observation, and personal study and experience of human nature itself.” Indeed, it
reflects in Awolowo’s conception of the nature of man as indicated by Ogunmodede in his interview with
him. According to him, Awolowo postulates two different conceptions of the nature of man, namely, “the
Grecian dualist descriptions of mind and body and the Judaic tripartite description of mind, body and spirit.”
He believes that Awolowo seems to be using it for political strategy. In his contention, Awolowo uses the
Grecian model among the freethinkers while he uses the tripartite model among the Christians. It is obvious
that Awolowo’s main objective, in either case, is to show that man has a complex nature.
Like Plato, he acknowledges the existence of the mind and body, but goes further to divide the mind into two,
namely, conscious and subconscious phases. The conscious phase is sub-divided into two sectors: the
objective and the subjective minds. The subconscious phase is also sub-divided into unconscious and
superconscious minds. Awolowo sees the subjective mind as the seat of thinking and reasoning while the
objective mind is connected to the faculties of seeing, smelling, feeling, tasting and hearing. He thinks the
objective mind needs an object to be able to function, while the subjective mind does not require any object
since it is purely mental. Its functions include observation, imagination, inference and others. Indeed, the
most active phases of the mind are the subjective and subconscious minds. The subconscious mind is physical
(a network of automatic nerve), mental (because it reasons deductively) and spiritual, at least it is the essence
of God. As Awolowo (1968, p. 212) has posited “the subconscious mind, being as we have described it, is not
and cannot be object of instruction or education. It is the projection of the GOD ESSENCE into man, and
therefore, the same as that ESSENCE in the kind and quality, and only differs from it in degree.” Awolowo’s
reason for saying that the subconscious mind is not educable must be due to its spiritual nature.
The principle behind Awolowo’s mental magnitude is that it is necessary to allow reason (that is, reflective
thinking) to control human instincts and emotions that make us behave like animals. Thus, the theory of
mental magnitude is about a person’s ability to subvert the human desires that crave selfish interest and crass
materialism. The theory is borne out of Awolowo’s observation that most leaders lack the basic ingredients of
leadership, namely, self-discipline. He shares this view with Plato who has earlier observed that the interests
of the politicians are sometimes in conflict with the interest of the people, especially when the politicians’
desire is simply to satisfy their needs. Plato sees the link between this desire and the politicians’ instincts and
emotions, hence his belief that reason should be allowed to control those instincts and emotions which push
them to crave material things.
Generally, the notion held by Awolowo concerning the conduct of the leaders in the State points to the fact
that, at times, leaders are ruled by instincts. Gen. Buhari (rtd), a Nigerian, who lost in a Presidential election
conducted recently in Nigeria, seems to represent this view. Buhari, a Muslim has lost election and his
faithful have gone out to incite the street urchins (almajiri) in Northern Nigeria against the Christians who he
claimed ‘stole his mandate’ for their Christian brother from the South, leading to the maiming and killing of
those perceived to have voted for Dr. Jonathan. To Awolowo, instincts like this predispose these leaders to
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emotionalism and impulsiveness. Here Awolowo groups emotion into positive and negative emotions. He
identifies positive emotions with curiosity, creativeness, and competitiveness and so on while negative
emotions are classified as anger, rage, fury, pugnacity, aggression and others (Awolowo, 1968). Indeed,
Awolowo’s argument is that sometimes negative emotions may have serious impact on the life of individuals
and this may result to injuries against oneself and others. At this point, Awolowo tries to forge a link between
human nature and human actions which may sometimes work at variance.
To ensure a disciplined personality and transparent conduct in governance, leaders are supposed to be free
from negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, hate, anger, envy and selfishness. Besides, they are to avoid
indulging in wrong food, drink and immoral craving for sex. As he exclaims, a negative emotion is a real
danger to health and physical well-being, and an affront to the principle behind good governance, namely,
love. As we shall see presently love is a strong force in Awolowo’s political arrangement. This is the height of
Obafemi Awolowo’s dialectic theory which harps on
love as the linchpin of good governance. Love, for Awolowo, epitomizes justice and fairness; and good
governance, therefore, is a translation of the dictum: “love your neighbour as yourself” to a practical action.
3. Corruption and the Problem of Governance in Nigeria.
One fundamental issue in Awolowo’s thought that provokes the search for good governance in Nigeria has to
do with the state of development in Nigeria. Nigeria is a typical example that can be used to illustrate the
African problems. By the time the British colonial administration winds up in Nigeria three major ethnic
groups, namely, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba have emerged. In spite of their differences as regards matters of
national interest, one thing seems to unite them and that is the way they expropriate the nation’s resources.
The situation looks exactly like the current spate of Nigerian leaders’ recklessness as captured by Makinde
(2007, p. 221) where he contends that “everybody wants the best thing in life for himself at the expense of his
fellowmen. The dividend of democracy is more hardship for the poor and life more abundant for the political
elites.” Because of the reckless attitude of the leaders Awolowo has to conclude that capitalism harbors
selfishness, corruption, fraudulent practices and naked greed because the capitalist economic system
accommodates fraudulent practices. However, later developments tend to suggest that Nigeria’s and indeed
Africa’s problem is more of leadership than the economic system in place.
The greatest problem in Nigeria that is militating against its development has been the problem of fraudulent
and corrupt practices. This problem has become commonplace in Africa, culminating as the case may be in
the crises currently ravaging, like whirlwind, North Africa where a political storm has swept the entire region
and left in its trail the deposition or death of former leaders.
In the traditional African setting, democratic political succession is alien to African rulers as succession to
any political office is usually done through inheritance. For instance, a king may spend sixty years on the
throne as long as he enjoys the support of his people and his health is sound enough to sustain his
administration; and when he dies his eldest son inherits the position. In Africa, typical examples of leaders
who keep faith with this tradition include Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Paul Biya of Cameroon, Nguema
Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, Santos of Angola and several others. These are leaders who have decided to
sustain the tradition inherited from their ancestors. To those of us who may not be aware of it, Muzeveni of
Uganda and Blaise Campore of Burkina Faso, Mubarak of Egypt and Gaddafi of Libya get to office through
military exploit but decide to remain there in order to defend this culture of inheritance (The Nation,
Nigeria’s Daily Newspaper, March 6, 2011).
The myth, if there is any one at all, that surrounds the culture of political inheritance in Africa recently got
shattered as a result of the death of Mohammed Bouazizi, a graduate who was beaten by some local
authorities in Tunisia. Mohammed, a street vendor, whose wheelbarrow was seized by some local officials,
had to set himself on fire in order to end his miserable life. The protests that followed ended the tenure of the
President of Tunisia, engulfed Egypt and Libya while it consumed the latter’s leader, and spread to other
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Arab countries. Uganda and Burkina Faso are currently engulfed in crises because of poverty and disease
which have become endemic in Africa. Most of these countries fall within the Low Human Development
index with a very low GDP. African continent remains the poorest continent in the world and Nigeria remains
the underdog in this respect. Its development has been stunted for years because of the attitudes of its leaders.
In most of these countries, water is obtained from ponds and streams; this problem has exposed the people to
deadly diseases since drinkable waters are rarely found.
In Nigeria poverty stares the faces of the masses while leaders stack money in foreign banks and build empire
for their children. Ologbenla (2007, p. 107) is pathetic about the level of corrupt practices in Nigeria, that he
has to remark that “in Nigeria, corruption has remained a pervasive social phenomenon. It is a universal
practice found in all spheres of life.” Supporting this view is a survey on corruption index conducted by
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Transparency International (IT). Among the five
most corrupt countries in the world Nigeria ranked 1.9 same as Tanzania, a little better than Honduras 11.7,
Paraguay 1.5 and Cameroun 1.4 (Ologbenla, 2007, p. 107). Between April 2004 and June 2006, Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recovered over $5 billion from financial criminals ( Enweremadu,
2010: 9). The regime of Olusegun Obasanjo when he was a military Head of State could not explain how N2
billion disappeared from the state account, while Pius Okigbo Report is said to have indicted Babangida on
account of his inability to explain how $ 12.4 billion accrued from Gulf War oil sales was spent (Ologbenla,
2007, p. 109). Abacha was an adept in corruption having looted a sum of $107 billion from the state account
and kept this amount in foreign banks. Many state governors had been alleged to have milked their states,
notably Governor Dariye of Plateau State, and Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State who were alleged to have
misappropriated the fund that belonged to their States. This same tradition has been maintained for years in
Nigeria’s National Assembly, which is supposed to parade honorable men and women. Former Speaker of
Nigerian House of Assembly, Bankole and his Deputy are currently being investigated for corrupt practices
while in office
.
It appears Nigeria is not alone in this culture of corruption. Indeed, there are many leaders in Africa whose
actions have left their countries in abeyance in terms of development. For instance, Biya is said to spend most
of his time in Switzerland at the Hotel Inter Continental Geneva. In 2009 he spends $40,000 a day on 43 hotel
rooms. In 2006, Nguesso of Congo Brazzaville spends more than $260,000 a day to accommodate his
numerous family members and entourage to the United Nations General Assembly (The Nation, Nigeria’s
Daily Newspaper, March 6, 2011). Many of these countries fall within the UNDP Low Human Development
index, and have low enrolment rate in their educational programmes (UNDP, 2007/2008). Most of these
leaders are those Awolowo think have not developed their mind and brain. Awolowo would probably
conclude that their mind is underdeveloped, though they have catered to their body in terms of the wealth they
acquired. For Awolowo, leaders like this are not fit to lead in Africa.
4. Leadership, Education and Good Governance.
The issue of leadership and good governance is paramount to Awolowo’s political thought. Awolowo sees
the test of good governance in terms of the preservation of a peaceful and just social order with a wide range
of opportunities such as liberty, fairness, good education and legal equality among others. Really, the quest
for good governance is not peculiar to Nigeria; it is now a global issue. Nyerere (2009) is deeply concerned,
at a time, about the level of poverty in Africa, that he has to conclude that “poverty is an enemy of good
governance especially if it is shared in a grossly unequal manner.” This problem often occurs when,
according to Ojomo, (2006, p. 237) “African rulers (are not) able to transcend the historical background from
which many of their countries socio-political problems have developed.” The corollary of this matter is that
Nigeria leaders and indeed, African leaders abdicate their responsibilities, turn the citizens to paupers
because of their corrupt, selfish and fraudulent practices and enforce forceful compliance to rules in the state.
Awolowo believes that corruption arises when a leader’s mind is not developed. In his analysis, Awolowo
gives us a picture of a corrupt mind that craves earthly desires, who is unable to control his/her desire and
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impulse. Those individuals who possess this mindset find it difficult to control their appetite. Hence, they are
swept by the tides of their desire and impulse. Awolowo alludes to this point in his efforts to explain how
some individuals are sometimes enslaved by their instincts and emotions.
Awolowo does not hesitate to link the structural decay in Nigeria to the economic system in place, namely,
capitalism while he holds the leaders responsible for the country’s underdevelopment. Like Plato, in his
analysis of the Athenian politics, Awolowo believes that leaders who lack genuine insight into what is good
for Nigeria are those ruling. While Plato feels the problem arises from lack of education, which Awolowo
accepts, he still thinks that the leaders’ refusal to allow reason (that is, reflective thinking) to permeate their
actions is the bane behind Nigeria’s problems. Awolowo links good governance to rational actions.
Awolowo approaches Nigeria’s political development from the standpoint of social transformation, namely,
the removal of ignorance and illiteracy among the citizens, and the education of the leaders. Awolowo sees
ignorance and illiteracy as the major impediment to the achievement of good governance, a problem that
often manifests in two basic areas. These are in the areas of illiterate electorate who aid rigging and
incompetent leaders who aid corrupt individuals in the society. Awolowo contends that education is required
to create an educated electorate in the society; and as he aptly puts it, “I have insisted, again and again, an
educated citizenry is indispensable to the satisfactory practice of democracy.”
Indeed, Awolowo submits that good leadership is a necessary condition for administrative competence,
though may not be sufficient for good governance. In this regard, good governance is defined in terms of
adherence to accountability, transparency, the rule of law and human rights policies. Besides, good
governance is laced with love, social justice, equity and fairness. Leadership, therefore, involves ability to
translate these values (love, justice and fairness) into reality. At this point, he decides to conclude that any
leader that is desirous of leading his/her country must be educated and highly disciplined.
Awolowo defines true education as the development of the mind, body and brain. At this point, Awolowo
distinguishes between education that focuses on acquisition of certificates and laurels, and education that
involves the development of the ‘whole person’. Education in the former sense does not involve the education
of the body, mind and brain while in the latter sense education is holistic. It is a form of education which
injects into an individual the ability to reflect on his/her actions, thought and deeds. In this regard, Awolowo
contends, if a man’s body is developed and his brain and mind are not developed he stands to be exploited. On
the other hand, if a man’s mind is developed and the brain and body are not developed he becomes a religious
fanatic, pessimistic and fatalistic. Those who engage in terrorism for religious purpose fall within this
category. Nevertheless, this is where Awolowo thinks education can forge the links required for the functions
of the body, brain and mind. So, he is cocksure that those who acquire the right education are those who have
cultivated the regime of mental magnitude, self-discipline and spiritual depth. Meanwhile, Awolowo’s theory
of mental magnitude is vulnerable to attack since it does not tell us how we can forge a link between reason
and human emotions, feelings and so on, even when reason may sometimes need emotion to be able to
perform its function.
Awolowo does not see in Nigeria and indeed Africa such leaders who have acquired the right education,
namely, (i.e. develop their mind, body and brain to be reflective enough to understand the effects of their
actions on others), a principle that defines the cultivation of the regime of mental magnitude. Perhaps,
Awolowo seems to be referring to Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast a Professor of History who loses election
but insists staying in office and Gen, Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) of Nigeria who loses election but allows his
supporters to incite his Muslim co-patriots against the same citizens he pledges to serve. Individuals like this
do not fall within the precinct of Awolowo’s leadership paradigm. Thus, Awolowo’s argument is that for the
purpose of effective governance in Africa those who aspire to leadership must be those who are ruled by
reason rather than by negative emotion. It is only in this respect that leaders can understand that the central
concern of any government is how to meet the needs of the entire citizens.
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Awolowo’s strong support for the theory of moral leadership has been expressed explicitly in his different
works. From the various discussions he has had about leadership, he has tried to link leadership with
individuals’ ability to exercise self-discipline and self-control in their actions. Awolowo has not rest his oar
on self-discipline he has also insisted that love must mediate in the actions and deeds of such individuals
since love is the epitome of leadership. Awolowo probably forgets that a disciplined leader may sometimes
turn out to be inefficient administratively especially when he lacks what Robbins and Judge (2007, p. 143)
classify as “a highly analytical mind, a compelling vision and terrific ideas.” Though his moral leadership
traits represent what Nigeria leaders require today to be able to change the face of the country, nevertheless,
there is still the need for such leaders to have vision, foresight, dynamism, pro-activeness, emotional
intelligence and empathy to turn things around. Awolowo acknowledges the essential nature of these
attributes, nevertheless, his argument is that in spite of the high profiles of Nigerian leaders many of them
have refused to understand that leadership entails service to the people.
Interestingly, Awolowo introduces two forms of education, one for the masses and the other one for the
leaders. His major concern for the masses is to educate them so that they can overcome the problem of
ignorance, illiteracy and superstition. The leaders are to receive a higher education that will free their mind
from instinctual enslavement. It is this notion that Awolowo has in mind which leads to the introduction of
Universal Primary Education in Western Nigeria. He probably thinks that basic education is enough to
liberate the people from ignorance and superstition while the leaders are exposed to rigorous education which
bothers on his theory of mental magnitude. From this arrangement, Awolowo’s Universal Education is
designed to make the ordinary citizens literate not necessarily educated. Dabney identifies this vacuum in
Awolowo’s thought, hence he does not hesitate to remind him of the fact that “the provision of universal
education does not necessarily imply that people will be educated.”(cited in Simpson, 2006, p. 50). More
important, however, is the fact that we are not sure whether the type of education Awolowo envisages will be
capable of developing the people’s mind, body and brain.
The fact that Awolowo canvasses for a special education for the leaders, indeed, shows the seriousness he
attaches to their education. Ironically, Plato has earlier held a view to the effect that the State needs to have a
special education for the Guardians. Awolowo’s attempt to demonstrate his faith in Plato’s educational
arrangement vis-à-vis the training of the guardians must have informed his special education, namely,
education that develops the individuals’ mind, body and brain. Awolowo thinks African leaders need to avail
themselves of the opportunities such education offers as it will assist them to manage the affairs of their
countries effectively. Popper will probably remind him, as he does to Plato, that he confuses his theory and
practice of education by linking it with the theory of leadership. The only thing, Awolowo seems to have
which is not likely to be open to Popper, is that Awolowo is so passionate about his belief that he has to
bring in God to strengthen his theory of leadership vis-à-vis governance. It is obvious that Popper and
Awolowo do not operate on the same plane. Awolowo recourses to theodicy for a possible solution to
Africa’s problems, perhaps he thinks this is the only option left for him when the human factor fails.
5. Philosophical Import of Awolowo’s Theory of Mental Magnitude
The theory of mental magnitude stems from the belief that a person is composed of body, mind and brain.
According to Awolowo, man is a physical being that possesses a body with various organs, nerves, tissues,
and innumerable cells. Apart from his faculties of senses, namely sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, man
also has innate dispositions, which Awolowo calls instincts (Awolowo, 1968, p. 212). Awolowo draws a line
between senses and instincts. In his view, the physical senses are man’s instruments for observation, analysis,
judgment, reflection, and reason. The instincts, on the other hands, predisposed man to emotionalism and
impulsiveness. Such psychological dispositions as anger, rage fury, curiosity, creativeness and
competitiveness are classified either as negative or positive emotions; however, Awolowo is concerned with
the impact of negative emotions on the life of individuals. In his contention;
at the mere sight of the object of hate…a strong emotion
of anger wells up in the mind…and the nervous processes are
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…set in motion. When this emotion becomes chronic, it has
a way of ordering one or more of the visceral organs into action
without any specific relation to the object of anger or hate . When
this stage is reached one or more of the sense organs, may be
seriously and permanently injured.
For instance, emotion of anger can be transferred to a fellow human being, when this occurred among the
political class the principle of love is overshadowed. Awolowo sees love as the linchpin of political activities;
at this point he demonstrates his allegiance to idealism as a political theory.
Awolowo’s theory of mental magnitude explores the principle of political idealism, namely, that politics
should be based on moral order, political norms and natural justice in order to explain political practices. It
says that there are some universal moral values that can serve as springboard for political life. It contends that
as a moral agent man can sometimes rise above his egoistic nature to pursue a selfless service to mankind
(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2010). It defends the view that human beings should be able to control
their desires through reason and work for the benefit of others (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2010).
Thus the theory represents a philosophical tradition that projects the idealist principle, namely, that morality
cannot be divorced from politics. It is opposed to political realism which contends that human beings are
inherently egoistic, hence may sometimes ignore moral principles in their actions to their fellow men/women.
Political realism is a theory in international relations which tries to explain political relations among
nation-states. It is said “to focus on the need or ethic of ensuring that the relevant agent (politician, nation,
culture) must ensure its own survival by securing its own needs and interests before it looks to the needs of
others” ( Moseley, 2005). Thus, realists affirm the priority of self-interest over morality (Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2010).Thucydides is said to be the first exponent of political realism though his
thought does not follow the Machiavellian tradition of realpolitik or scientific neorealism (Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2010) and those of Han Morgenthau and Reinhold Neibuhr who represent the
modern day political idealists. When domesticated political realism or idealism as a political theory
explains why some individuals act sometimes with little or no regard for morality in politics. This seems to be
the contention in Awolowo’s theory of mental magnitude, where some individuals try to elevate self-interest
above moral values, that is, values considered to be fundamental to social relations.
Awolowo acknowledges the strength of political realism in politico- economic order, especially the place of
selfishness in political process. He knows that morality is a mere construct in political practice. Nevertheless,
his argument is that there are still some universal moral values that should guide the political life of
individuals and states. He thinks individuals should be able to draw a line between self-interest and
selfishness, the latter which proves to be destructive in socio-political relations. That seems to suggest that
self-interest, if not guided, may degenerate to selfishness. Indeed, in Nigeria, selfishness or self-centredness
is the bane of political process, and this is what Awolowo thinks aptly defines the world of the political class.
Self-centredness or selfishness breeds corruption, fraudulent practices and nepotism.
In Awolowo’s opinion, corruption arises from uncontrollable desire for material wealth. He does not see
how wealth or fame can define individual’s life. At the political level, the theory of mental magnitude
requires that individuals, especially leaders should place their actions on scales from time to time and allow
such actions to be tested against ethical convictions. While mental magnitude constitutes an ethical challenge
to leaders, citizens, too, require the dictate of reason in order to tame their emotions and instincts.
6. Conclusion
Since the exit of imperial powers in Nigeria, policies of successive administrations or governments have been
designed primarily to achieve the desires of the political class. The various governments in power have had it
difficult to integrate the needs of their people into their policies, thus a gap has been created to disarm the
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citizens from being able to agitate for their rights. The current crises in Nigeria, the Boko Haram terrorist acts,
insecurity, and political assassination constitute the greatest challenge in Nigeria’s political history. It is
argued in this paper that Awolowo’s ideals on leadership and good governance promise a great relief for the
country’s political process. Awolowo’s concern for good governance harps on the desirability of better life
for the citizens, its achievement can only come when the leaders are well disciplined and educated, and are
ready to allow reason to control their actions such that justice, fairness and equity constitute universal moral
values in the society. In this regard, Nigeria deserves to have responsive government, and this may begin with
the application of the basic tenets of Awolowo’s theory of mental magnitude.
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