TRADITIONALADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN IGBO SOCIETY

Ndukwe, O. (2021) TRADITIONALADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN IGBO SOCIETY. Public Affairs and Infoscience Research Journal, 3 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2735-9090

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Abstract

As a result of the clamour to strengthen the unification and cooperation of Igbos in particular and Nigeria at large for peace, security and good governance, the need to revisit ancient, but ethical traditional administrative practices becomes pertinent. This paper focused on Traditional Administrative System and Conflict Resolution in Igbo Society. The objective was to examine the Igbo pattern of traditional administrative system in order to revive some traditional Igbo practices which were and can still be applied for conflict resolution. The research was anchored on the theory of cooperative conflict resolution. Data were collected mainly from secondary sources. The methodology adopted was content analysis. The paper discovered that in the primitive Igbo society, traditional administrative system and conflict resolution were achieved through public participation such that whatever decision arrived at was regarded as a consensus decision, which left no residue of bad feelings since the way of wisdom was via the group and not an individual. In conclusion, it is the position of the paper that the Igbo traditional approach to conflict resolution is among the most effective alternative to dispute resolution and liberal peace building. The paper recommended that policy makers can explore some of the enduring qualities of the Igbo traditional administrative system of conflict resolution and seek ways and means of integrating them to the modern conflict resolution practices, especially where state machinery is weak.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: A General Works > AS Academies and learned societies (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Uchenna Eneogwe
Date Deposited: 26 Aug 2025 11:01
Last Modified: 26 Aug 2025 11:01
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5289

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