Spiritual Accounting Attributes and Sustainable Good Governance in Nigeria

Ekubiat John Udo; Magnus Nnaemeka Chukwuekezie

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Spiritual Accounting Attributes and Sustainable Good Governance in Nigeria

Ekubiat John Udo, Magnus Nnaemeka Chukwuekezie

Published in International Journal of Sustainability Management and Information Technologies (Volume 9, Issue 2)

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This is study was conducted out of the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, legal, educational, religious and security (PESTELERS) crises experience in Nigeria since the return of democratic government. Without doubt, there is a breakdown in the system and governance of Nigeria. Spiritual accounting attributes and sustainable good governance was examined. Descriptive and exploratory survey designs were adopted in this study. The population for the study was 1503 ICAN Fellow Conferees (FCAs) during the 21^st Conferment of Fellowship Status at Lagos State on May 20, 2023. Four hundred (400) respondents were selected using purposive sampling technique. The data were obtained from structured questionnaire and were analysed using descriptive statistics and related t-test statistics. The findings revealed that, the exhibition of psycho-spiritual accounting attributes and socio-spiritual accounting attributes will significantly influence sustainable good governance in Nigeria as showed in the weighted means scores of 4.61 and t_cal. 34.87; and that the spiritual accounting attributes exhibition by leaders and those in ‘corridors of power’ is the key to sustainable good governance in Nigeria. It was concluded that, Nigeria will know no good governance until those in governance exhibit spiritual accounting attributes (psycho spiritual accounting attributes and socio-spiritual accounting attributes). Recommendations were made that, all persons aspiring for heads of government and those in leadership at all levels in Nigeria should rate themselves to determine whether they possess both psycho-spiritual accounting attributes and socio-spiritual accounting attributes for sustainable good governance and all leaders should be well trained on spiritual accounting core values by their regulatory bodies; redesigning the course specifications to include spiritual accounting core values in behavioural accounting as well as making it a part of NYSC orientations and work place beliefs for spiritual accounting intelligence.

Published in	International Journal of Sustainability Management and Information Technologies (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsmit.20230902.12
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Ekubiat John Udo

Department of Accountancy, School of Business and Management, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria

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