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The advancement of communication technology, social media has changed the way people communicate with each other. According to Edosomwan et al. (2011), social media is not a new concept as it has evolved since the dawn of human interaction yet it plays a vital role in transforming business and communication and now a major player in most people, business lives. More so, social media has also burgeoned into one of the most used channels of communication in the society. Extensive research shows and supports the use of social media such as Face book, Twitter, blogs and YouTube for communication and engagement with their customers as well as employees. Good day Chairman, panel of judges, accurate time keeper, and my fellow talk mate I am Eduntee representing the prestigious Lagos State University and am here to support the motion which says ‘social media a tool for measuring effective leadership. For the purpose of this debate, I shall define some important key terms which goes down to the root of this topic, this includes what is social media, who is a leader and how these two concept measure effective leadership.
A leader is someone or something that leads or guides others, someone who organizes or is in charge of a group. Inferably Leadership is the state of being a leader or in fact the ability to lead others while social media are computer mediated tools that allow people or companies to create, share, or exchange information, career interests, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks
Let take a journey back in time before the advent of computer age, probably during medieval age the most effective way of gathering and communicating information from the leader to the led then, was purely through the use of town courier’s and in some places the use of talking drums usually played on top of mountain, however this system had it own defects cause a particular village could easily claim they didn’t hear the drum play, this however could have slowed things especially where it involves quick decision making and execution of important plans, however thanks to the coming of computer, easier ways like audio visual, Skype, YouTube etc were develop to facilitate easy ways of dispersing information among leaders and the populace therefore world leaders could easily sit in comfort of their counties and decide to hold meetings through the use of Skype and other social media to take effective decision , this only those not save the cost of travelling, it reduces the risk attached to travelling.
It would amount to a shallow and myopic overview of this topic, if it is narrowed and streamlined only to communication alone, however it is imperative to state that the point hereafter are intertwined.
Furtherance to the above, another area the use of social media has ensured effective measure of leadership could be seen in the area of business. Recent research conducted by (Greenwald,2010) showed in it result that the benefits of using social media for internal communication in terms of cost effectiveness, improvement of job satisfaction, productivity and sharing of information among organizational members, as well as producing better communication, stronger relationships and engagement between the management, leaders and employees. Leadership communication is an important element in organizations as this form of communication affects organizational members, employees which in turn will affect the organization’s performance. Internal communication is an area which in past has been neglected is now gaining importance lately, because studies conducted show that effective internal communication has positive impact for the employees, workplace environment, productivity and the company hence communication is key to being a good leader, thus leaders effective communication with employees will motivate a workforce to contribute to the company’s financial success.

In addition to the above effective social media leadership has also been used to educate. Social media has proven be a tool for learning and community building tool. It turns an organization and social enterprise into a global classroom. It’s also an unparalleled arena for questions to be asked and answered delivered. One question I ask my fellow talk mate and the audience in general goes this thus. What is currently happening on this platform? The leadership of this great platform (nairaland) has deemed it fit to organize debate competition by using this platform to educate her visitors and member. The next question that pops into my head is that, would this not be a tool to measure the effectiveness of the leadership of this platform by seeing to invest knowledge to her members and visitors. I leave us to answer that question individually.

More so social media leadership has also been used to monitor things going on around a leader. Social media allows leaders to keep in touch of what’s happening around, it helps them from losing touch with reality. Successes are revealed more quickly, and resources can be added to carry forward or sustain the gains and proceeds from their business. Setbacks are easier to spot, and losses can be cut. Social media creates a central system that is sensitive, responsive and revealing. Social media has a rhythm and a pulse, and leaders learn how to respond to the rhythm and check the pulse. When they do, they discover they have a whole new set of eyes and ears.

In conclusion to the above I see no reason any person with full thinking capacity would come to say social media is not a tool for measuring effective leadership if in fact the means by which he or she would represent and express that will not be by the use of social media. Thank you

Reference
http://www.businessesgrow.com/2014/10/06/social-media-and-leadership/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2013/11/17/7-characteristics-of-a-social-leader/#340b02ed63b1
http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/high-tech/our-insights/six-social-media-skills-every-leader-needs
http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/resource/social-media-and-leadership-development.aspx
http://www.universitypublications.net/ijas/0801/html/U4K549.xml
The Use of Social Media in Leadership Communication: Benefits, Challenges and Leaders’ Perspectives Cheng Ean (Catherine) Lee Sunway University, Malaysia.

Sir, I beg to you this question, if you have a leader that treats you badly how do you intend to react?

In answering your questions sir. The topic bothers on the effective change we need in Nigeria, hence if a tyrant claims to be a leader and as a matter of fact we can't have two leader in a single position (we can't have two president in Nigeria) it follows therefore that someone one who is a follower of the bad leader has to take that bold step to challenge the bad decision of this leader hence this could be inform of a revolution.

Sir be properly guided the mere fact that I challenge the bad authority of my leader when others decide to be mute about this those not necessarily make me a leader also because the person am even challenging still remains my boss and the leader all am just doing is allowing him to know that what is doing is unethical, hence if he decides to change, that means as a follower have been to influence him to reverse his position which normally would be arbitrary

It's is imperative to state that, be that as it may in Zimbabwe or any other country such occurrence is happening, then it high time they come to the realisation that REVOLUTION Is WHAT THEY NEED TO EMBARK ON so that this tyrant called leaders can be ejected from office, what is the use of a dictator who has no plan for his people. If the people of this country are so ready for change then they need to come together this would make them a stronger force "United we stand divided we fall"

“The blight of hypocrisy extends beyond Abuja, and well beyond politics and politicians. We have a crisis of leadership. As Nigerians, we don’t obey the law and we do not follow the rules and regulation. It is a failure of followership, when we elect politicians who are not fit to be head of households to high office” this are not my words, this are the words of Bamidele Ademola Olateju. Good day Chairman ,panel of judges accurate time keeper and my fellow talk mate I am Eduntee representing the prestigious Lagos State University and am here to support the motion which says effective change Nigeria truly needs is the sole responsibility of Followers and not the leader. For the purpose of clarity and good marshaling of points I shall define some fundamental terms to this topic and herein after move to my points. It is pertinent to note the utilitarian school of thought headed by Jeremy Bentham stated
Who is a leader?
Who is a follower?
A leader has been defined by the oxford advance learner dictionary as a person who leads a group of people, especially the head of a country; an organization etc. while a follower on the other hand is regarded according to the Merriam Webster dictionary as the capacity or wiliness to follow a leader. Therefore we can consequently infer that a
goal. In line with the above we can clearly see that without a follower a leader would be someone who happens to be taking a walk that is highly delusional. At this juncture I can categorically say that “True followership is the catalyst for change in our society since our leaders have continued to fail us.

Let take a journey back to 1960 after independence Nigeria moved from Parliamentary system of government to Presidential system of government, she has since then experienced both civilian and military regimes yet, her leaders have been unable to deliver to her citizens the quality of life commensurate with her numerous endowed resources. In Nigeria, our leaders has failed to provide portable drinking water, electricity, good roads, effective service delivery, employment, housing scheme, quality health care, quality education, credible electoral system etc. even with all this series of change we have encountered in our country I beg to ask my fellow talk mate this question “As the leader ship of this country change? No it has not, and in fact this goes with that popular saying which says “soldier come soldier goes barrack still remains the same” so what are we now saying, leadership is just only a means to an end while the follower is the end itself and as a matter of fact President Buhari will go while us Nigerians will stay and the so called “president” will also come back to be a “follower”. This is funny right but let proceed.

Followership in Nigeria has not generated much argument. But there have been instances of movements that have been spearheaded by followers. These resistance cases are protest against poor governance and ineptitude of Nigerian Leaders. Nigerian followers are known to be very loyal and supportive to leadership and have participated actively in the achievement of the nation’s goals.

Further more Good followers respect their obligation to be loyal. Loyalty to the country and its goals is very important when there are problems, be it interpersonal or otherwise, with a particular leader. Leaders that are not loyal are inevitably a source of difficulty. They create problems between team members; they compromise the achievement of goals; they waste everybody’s time; they are as a matter of fact a menace. Loyalty is not a synonym for lapdog. Rather, its essence is a strong allegiance and commitment to what the organization is trying to do. Followers should remember that their obligation is to the country, not a given leader at any given point in time. For followers to help their leaders do well, they have a responsibility to actively participate in the government, relationships between leaders and followers, providing an environment that promotes all organizational members to focus on a common goal.
In addition to the aforesaid it is pertinent to note the opinion of the utilitarian school of thought headed by Jeremy Bentham stated that “for a change to be effective, “it most improve the life of the greatest number of her citizens” hence the question I ask my fellow talk is what constitute the government, is it just only the Leaders or in fact the followers. One of things we fail to realize is that there would not be need for any leaders if in fact we don’t have faithful and loyal servant followers, hence without us (follower) we can’t have them tagged (leaders)
In conclusion to the above when a follower take direction they have an obligation to the country to do so only when the direction is ethical and proper. The key is having the judgment to know the difference between a directive that your leader gives on how to proceed and you don’t agree with a directive that is truly wrong.
No one disputes that good judgment is critical to being a good leader. It is just as in the follower. Show enough good judgment as a follower and you usually end up getting a shot at being the leader.
Thank you



Reference
http://blogs.premiumtimesng.com/nigerias-crisis-of-followership-by-bamidele-ademola-olateju/
http://iveybusinessjournal.com/author/jmccallum/
Blessing E. N Thom-Otuya, Leadership and Followership: Essential Factors for National
Development and Achievement of Organizational Goals, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol 3 (15) December 2012
Advanced learner Oxford English dictionary 8th edition
http://www.meriam Webster.com/dictionary/followership.

Eduntee present

ALL THIS NFA KILLING THE INDUSTRY. Weird people

Debate, the art of reasonable discussion of controversial topics, will help us all become morally aware and will enhance our ability to think critically. We take the perspective of others, and make thoughtful moral decisions for ourselves. We may often disagree—but we learn to do so respectfully and civilly.. Good day moderators, distinguish adjudicators, co debaters and amiable Nairalanders. I am Eduntee representing the prestigious Lagos State University and am here to vehemently oppose the notion which says that “Education is a right not a privilege.
I shall be addressing this house by giving a definition of Education, Right and Privilege after which I would be supporting my claims that Education is a privilege and not a right as well as opposing the opponents claim on different grounds.
What is a right? A right has been defined as that which is proper under the law, morality or ethics. Hence they are inherent and cannot be taken away from a person. However the problem associated thereto Right is that they are usually either enforceable or un-enforceable and also subjected to jurisdictional issue because what is attainable as a right in a particular place might not necessarily be a right elsewhere while a privilege are those special legal right, exemption or immunity granted to a person or group of person. A privilege grants someone the legal freedom to do and not to do a given Act. Education simply put, is the process of teaching, training, learning especially in school or college to improve knowledge and develop skills.
In line with the above it is therefore safe to define Educational privilege to mean those benefit, exemption or immunity granted to a person or class of persons who has showed interest in the process of learning. This brings me back to the notion which warrants me to ask; is education a right or has education ever been a right? In other to answer the questions above, I will plead to use Nigeria as a case study, so let’s take a trip back to the history of Education in Nigeria.
The entrance of the Europeans into Nigeria brought along European western Education in the 1840s. In the western part of the country western education was encouraged by the Missionaries. The Northern part of Nigeria, majorly populated by Muslims, western education was prohibited giving way to Islamic school that focused primarily on Islamic education. Prior to Nigeria’s Independence, only two Established Post Secondary Institutions were available, Yaba Higher College (Now Yaba College of Technology founded in 1934) and the University of Ibadan, founded in 1948. Post Independence brought about the major development of education in Nigeria, with increase in the number of primary, secondary schools, teachers college and Polytechnics and Universities. Flowing from this, it is a notorious fact that Education in Nigeria is as a result of the adventures of the colonial masters to our part of the world and as such Education is, was and is still a privilege of such colonial visit to Africa. Globally Education is a privilege that accompanied civilization and that is why the very yardstick for measuring civilization in any part of the world is Education, then are we going to say; those part of the world that lacks Education have been deprived of their rights? Emphatically No they are yet to get such opportunities
More so it is painful, odd and self deceptive if at this stage of increasing tuition fee, cost of reading and instructional materials someone will still stand to say “Education is a right”. I beg to ask my fellow talk mate this question why do still have to pay school fees when this so called education is your Right. It makes me wonder why rights need be paid for. In the words of George Carlin; Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away, as a matter of fact they are only privileges. As much as we have rights, they are inherent acquisitions of which enjoyments cannot be exhausted. All over the world, educational structures have been put in place in varying size and qualities but yet one thing makes them unique and that is the fact that whatever services you get from the school is a product of your tuition fees. The moment you stop paying, your rights to those benefits are withdrawn (Now, are you thinking what I am thinking?) and then do we call that a right? Right are never to be paid for.
Even though my colleagues on the other side might want to argue that there are certain institutions of learning that have been put in place by government to ensure the enforcement of this supposed right but if we are to call a spade a spade then my colleagues would agree with me that no such as free education exists, it’s just a form of education in a subsidized rate. This I found out after random interactions with both current and past students of these institutions.
Furthermore, Quid sit jus, et in quo consistit injuria, legis est definire. What constitutes right, and what injury, it is the business of the law to define. The implication of this is such that, if education is a right its a claim arising from ignorance because if this government takes away this right as calmed, they are as a matter of fact non-justifiable because section 6(6c) oust the jurisdiction of court from sitting on the issues that fall under chapter 2 of the constitution and matters in this section are not justifiable as the court in the case of Okogie v A.G Lagos State held. Now it is crystal clear that the education provided for are simply the special privilege that is enjoyed by student who has shown interest in it. The implication of this is that, until such laws are enacted to make Educational rights enforceable then education remains a privilege and never a right. And as we all know, the law gives a right and where the law gives a right, its gives a remedy to recover (L’ou le ley done chose, la ceo done remedie a vener a ceo) this has been affirmed by the Supreme court in the case of Aoko v Fagbemi.
Awhile back I watched a TV program that compared high school students in the United States to high school students in India.. While many American high school students sleep in, Indian high school students attend four-hour-long mathematics tutoring sessions starting at 7:30 am. On what was supposed to be a typical Saturday morning, I watched as a high school boy got up late and hung out, while a young Indian girl sat in a study group to prepare her for advanced mathematics. If she doesn’t pass the test, she wouldn’t be able to move the next level. My impression was that her future is hung in balance. At least that was how her face looked. The American kid was laughing and sitting in his room. That is exactly what happens when Education is seen as a right rather than a privilege. It’s become prone to abuses because the purpose is unknown just like the American kid who saw education as his right‘ If It is my right then I can so do whatever I like with it, if only’ such kids know how many kids are outside their wanting such opportunity. Until Education is seen as a privilege then it will remain a blunt tool that can never change a country not to talk of the world as Nelson Mandela of South Africa has proposed.
Access to education is not a privilege, it’s a right. And yet, 61 million children are not in school, Are these ones without such rights? A Privilege is when a child goes to school, sit in a classroom among peers of the same age and have someone instruct them. Do you know why? Many are out there seeking the opportunities to do so. I would have in my own discretion give a standing ovation to my opponent if they had argued that “EDUCATION IS RIGHT” and not “EDUCATION IS A RIGHT



reference
Black law dictionary 9th edition
Oxford advance learner dictionary
www.the law dictionary,org
www.collegetermpappers.com/viewpaper/1303959893
http://chalcedon.edu/research/articles/learning-is-a-privillege-not a right.
www.researchassistance.com/essays/higher-education-is–a-privillege.
www.studentloansherap.com/higher-education-privilege.
1999 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria as amended.

NAME: eduntee
School: Lagos state university
Course: Law
Email: Officialtimilehinedun@yahoo.com

The argument of poly Ibadan got me dozing, it not only English, the logicality was not present. First this is a legal issue, your spice of Legality was not there at all. No judicial citation.being a legal issue it has to be furnished with legal ingredient. All is saw was a fisherman argument

Well answered Team Lasu