THE ASSESSMENT OF IGBO TRADITIONAL RULERS.

(A CASE STUDY OF AMANDUGBA AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN ISU L.G.A. IMO STATE).

ABSTRACT

This project work was an insight into the roles and contributions of Igbo Traditional Rulers to nation building. After independence, Nigeria leaders were faced with the challenge of ensuring an economically, politically, and socio-cultural strong united and invisible Nigeria. This task would not be left for the elected state leaders alone hence the need for the traditional rulers to play significant roles for accomplishment of this task. Interviews were conducted from the data collected and secondary documents consulted, it was revealed that Igbo Traditional Rulers have played an important part in Nigeria development. The population of the study was the entire Igbo Traditional Rulers in Nigeria with particular reference to Igbo Traditional Rulers were now that we need them most.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page- – – – – – – – i

Approval page- – – – – – – – ii

Dedication- – – – – – – – iii

Acknowledgement- – – – – – – iv

Abstract- – – – – – – – – v

Table of content- – – – – – – vi

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction- – – – – – – 1
- Background of the study- – – – – 1-2
- Statement of the study- – – – – 3-4
- Objectives of study– – – – – 5
- Research question- – – – – – 5
- Scope of the study- – – – – – 6
- Significance of the study- – – – – 6
- Limitation of the study- – – – – 7
- Statement of hypothesis- – – – – 7
- Definition of terms- – – – – – 8-9

CHAPTER TWO

Literature review- – – – – – 10
- The concept of Igbo Traditional Rulers- – 10-12
- Traditional rulers in the pre-colonial and

independent Nigeria- – – – – 13-16

Relevance of Igbo Traditional Rulers in

contemporary Nigeria- – – – – 17-19

The traditional political system- – – 20-23
Amandugba Autonomous Community tradition and culture- – – – 24
The village institution (ND IGBO)- – – 24
Nation building- – – – – – 25-28

References – – – – – – – 29-30

CHAPTER THREE

Research methodology and design- – – 31
- Introduction- – – – – – – 31
- Research design- – – – – – 31
- Method of data collection- – – – 32
- Sample sizes- – – – – – – 32-33
- Sample techniques- – – – – – 33
- validity and reliability of measuring

instrument- – – – – – – 34

method of data analysis- – – – – 34-35

CHAPTER FOUR

Presentation and analysis of data- – – 40
- Data presentation- – – – – – 40
- Data analysis- – – – – – – 40-47
- Research findings- – – – – – 47
- Test of hypothesis- – – – – – 48-50

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary, recommendation and

Conclusion- – – – – – – 51

Summary- – – – – – – 51-52
Recommendation- – – – – – 52-54
Conclusion- – – – – – – 54-55

Reference- – – – – – – 56-57

Appendix- – – – – – – – 58

Questionnaire- – – – – – – 59-61

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

For a proper analysis and understanding of the cultural and historical basis of Igbo Traditional Rulers, one has to accept to the fact that every society has its cultural heritage and value. Even in the developed world, modernization has not completely erased the cultural of the people in Nigeria, one of the cultural heritages in Igbo Traditional Rulers. It is obvious that, there has been an evolution through the years on places of Igbo Traditional Rulers and the roles they are expected to play in our national development. The above notwithstanding, Igbo Traditional Rulers in different peoples in the Nigeria colonial and post colonial Nigeria, the traditional ruler ships institution seems to be the most enduring pre-colonial institution that survived through forms of administration in modern Nigeria. Traditional rulers or chieftaincy institutions in Nigeria have had a very chequered history. Before the advents of British colonial era, Igbo Traditional Rulers exercised political authority in their respective communities in varying degree as provided by their tradition and custom during the colonial era. The role of Igbo Traditional Rulers changed radically they became prime face rulers of their institution or communities under district commissioner, in the present Nigeria, the relevance and importance of Igbo Traditional Rulers have been fluctuating. It is against this backdrop that this work tends to analysis the salient roles performed by Igbo Traditional Rulers in national development and also to bring to limelight the relevance or otherwise of Igbo Traditional Rulers to nation building in the present day Nigeria with particular reference to Amandugba Autonomous Community in Isu Local Government Area of Imo state.

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