Uthman dan Fodio is one of the reknown Islamic scholar in Afric and a very good administrator who revived the administration of Hausaland of Sokoto kalifat of his time , he was born n north western Gobir of Hausaland shaykh Uthman dan Fodio was known of his good and effective leadership in Hausaland and environs, the country Nigeria is found among the countries in Africa and is known as the giant of Africa this paper will be looking into the conceptual clarification of the terms used in the work such as: Leadership, Good and effective governance, contemporary leadership and the Administration of shaykh Uthman dan Fodio. The methodological use approach in this research is descriptive and proscriptive.
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