PATTERN OF INTER GROUP RELATIONSHIP AMONG STATES AND PEOPLES OF PER-COLONIAL NIGERIA

Dept  sociology and anthropology

Course code:  Soc  132

Course title:  Africa Society and Culture

Question: The pattern of inter group relationship among states and peoples of  per-colonial  Nigeria  can be understood in terms of geographical, cultural  economic  and political differences  (discuss)

The critical  analysis of the above  assertion  that  the  pattern of  inter group relationship  among  states and peoples of per-colonial Nigeria  can  be  understood in terms of geographical, cultural economic and political differences can be discussed one after the other or in sequence with a view of this introductory note

Pre-colonial political system or inter group  relationship  among states and peoples of pre-colonial Nigeria otherwise refers to as systems of government established and made use of by African societies before    the ardent    of colonialism. Generally the different ethnic   nationalities of  Africa had  different forms of government , cultural difference, ecological, economics and political  different . basically, these forms are categorized  by the following

a.      those whose power was  not concentrated in any individual but in which the groups governed themselves like small republic.

b.      Those based on rule by strongmen in which case here were elements of power concentration in  individuals  or ruling groups.

c.      Mixture of chief-doms and republican system where  powers were sometimes concentrated and other times  dispersed  they were systems that were  constantly changing