Responsible leadership and the tradition that created and allows it to function effectively have always been the primary and basic determinant for peaceful co-existence, socio-economic and political development as well as the sole determinant for any meaningful progress any society can rely on. It holds the key and is the greatest tool that drives the spirit of any society, be it ancient or modern. On its wisdom and effectiveness, civilizations were built and on it, pre-colonial Nigerian polities and societies were designed, thrived and developed until the coming of colonialism in 1900. Today, traditional rulers in Nigeria with varying titles: Sarki in most parts of defunct Sokoto Caliphate, Shehu in Borno, Lamido in Adamawa, Etsu in Nupeland, Oba in Yoruba land, Obi, Igwve or Eze among the Ibos as well as many other Nigerian polities that had centralized system of government in the pre-colonial period all maintained certain monarchical styles. Then, the sovereign rulers in both their relations with the central or regional governments they controlled, as well as the citizens they governed, were closer in substance to those of the nobility of Europe and Asia.