This paper examines leadership style and employee performance in Nigerian Federal Polytechnic a study of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, and Ogun State. The primary objectives of this study are to identify the relationship between leadership style and employee performance and to verify the extent to which leadership style has facilitated service delivery at the Nigerian Federal Polytechnics. With reliance on primary and secondary data, the paper observed that a significant number of employees make prudent application of leadership in their various work processes. The application of this contributes to the employee performance to some extent. The study further identifies that success or failure of organizations depends on leadership style adopted in an organization. The study recommends that everyone occupying leadership position must be aware that they are holding sensitive positions within the organization, for this, the leaders are expected to be alive to their responsibilities as leaders within the organization.