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GST 201 NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE

SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE

Discuss the sociopolitical organization of the traditional Bini kingdom.

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The Igbo
The Igbo people are best known for their segmentary or acephalous way of life. This is because from the ancient times, they had no centralized states. Consequently, they operated a kind of government without kings.



GST201 MODULE 1

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The Igbo are grouped into five subcultures The Igbo of the eastern Nigeria

The Igbo of the Southeastern Nigeria

The Igbo of the Northeastern Nigeria

The Western Igbo and

The Northern Igbo
Generally, the Igbo are predominantly farmers and traders. Despite some cultural diversity among them, they do share a common basic culture in their language with a cluster of dialects that are mutually intelligible. They also share a common political system based on decentralization of power and delegation of authority exercised by the holders of the staff of authority, the Ofo.

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