IGBO MA EZE MANA IGBO ENWERO EZE: AN IVESTIGATION INTO KINGSHIP IN IGBO SOCIETY

Abstract

The Igbo ethnic group have existed for an immemorial time living into the antiquities of history, beyond the Stone Age until the present time yet there are no strong pointers to the existence of powerful monarchs that united the whole of Igbo race politically. There are pointers to some quasi monarchical and/or hegemonic political organizations amongst some settlements among the Igbo. It is true to say that Igbo ma eze (Igbo have witnessed to some monarchical leaderships) but it still stands true too to maintain that Igbo enwero eze (Igbo group does not have the tradition of kingship institution).