Level 2: Trustworthiness and Character Integrity
(2a) Higher-Order Thinking Question (HOTQ) How can young Nigerians transform daily ethical choices into a strong foundation for credible and trusted leadership? Answer: By consistently practicing integrity, moral courage, honesty, and reliability in everyday decisions, even when under pressure or unobserved.
(2b) Analytical Reasoning Question Analyze how the gap between leaders’ words and actions weakens trust in Nigerian institutions and communities. Answer: When promises are not matched by behavior, credibility erodes, skepticism grows, collaboration declines, and confidence in leadership collapses.
(2c) Conceptual Mastery Question Differentiate between competence-based trust, integrity-based trust, and benevolence-based trust in leadership. Answer: Competence-based trust comes from ability and reliability, integrity-based trust from honesty and fairness, and benevolence-based trust from genuine care for others.
(2d) Diagnostic Reasoning Question When people doubt leaders, resist collaboration, or withdraw engagement, what leadership failures does this behavior diagnose? Answer: It diagnoses lack of transparency, weak accountability, inconsistent ethics, and absence of integrity and moral courage.
(2e) Cognitive-Challenge Question If leaders fail to rebuild trust after mistakes, predict the long-term impact on mentorship, teamwork, and leadership credibility. Answer: Mentorship will weaken, teamwork will fracture, cynicism will increase, and leadership credibility will steadily decline.