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.
- STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
In any developing nation like Nigeria, the task of putting in places sustainable political, economic and social, cultural status. For development is not always the work of one and or a particular group of people. It involves the entire stakeholder governance of which Igbo Traditional Rulers are inclusive.
Igbo Traditional Rulers has prior to British institution in Nigeria been agents of development in their respective domains. They performed all functions needed for the nation building, following the institution into our political and economic system by the powers and relevance of these Igbo Traditional Rulersdimished substantially. They were related to the background in the scheme of things and some were used in the exploitation and manipulation of the indigenous people. This is one reason why some scholars had argued for the scrapping of the traditional ruler ship in the east brought about cultural debasement of our culture. It was believed that fellowing the independence of Nigeria, the Igbo Traditional Rulers would regain its prominence and contribute effectively in building of a new Nigeria, but this has not been as envisaged, as the fortune of these Igbo Traditional Rulers keeps on fluctuating from one regime to another.
There is also a continued debuted between and among scholars on the importance and relevance or otherwise of Igbo Traditional Rulers in Nigeria development. As a nation in the pipeline, the task of building a formidable Nigeria should not be the duty of modern institution of governance alone, there are roles which Igbo Traditional Rulers could play in nation building.
- OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this study is to bring to limelight of the efforts made by Igbo Traditional Rulers in ensuring strong and united Nigeria through some salient roles they performed in society the research will also identify and highlight some obstacles militating against the contribution of Igbo Traditional Rulers of traditional rulership, is still relevant to Nigeria development.
- RESEARCH QUESTION
- What are the role traditional rulers played in nation building?
- Do traditional rulers create any impact in nation building?
- Is there any other way the traditional rulers can contribute toward the nation building.
- Did the masses feel the impact made by traditional ruler in nation building?
- SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this study is to bring to limelight of the efforts made by Igbo Traditional Rulers in ensuring strong and united Nigeria through some salient roles they performed in the society.
The research will also identify and highlight some obstacles militating against the contribution of Igbo Traditional Rulers of traditional rulership, is still relevant to Nigeria development.
The above issues among others are basic for the understanding of this research work.
