INTER-GROUP RELATIONSHIP AMONG IGBO PER COLONIAL NIGERIA AS REGARD TO GEOGRAPHICAL, ECONOMICAL, ECOLOGICAL CULTURAL AND POLITICAL

Inter-group relationship among  Igbo per colonial  Nigeria  as  regard to geographical, economical,  ecological  cultural and political are illustrated as follows:       

The Igbo occupy the east and west of the lower  Niger  predominantly, the Igbos are found in Abia, Anambra Ebonyi , Enugu and Imo states. The  can also be found in parts of delta, cross river and rivers states. 

Government in pre-colonial igbo land was an attempt at direct democracy. It involved participation of all, male adults in the affairs of the society/  village.  Leadership was provided by all these who distinguished themselves in their chosen areas of endeavors. By so doing the system  can be said to be achievement oriented. The Igbo are  classified  among states or accephalous societies in that  there was diffusion of powers among different persons  or groups. The  basic political / social unit is Igbo land  was “umunna” which comprised  a group of families   that  traces their descent to a common ancestor.
The eldest direct descendant was the “okpara” who was in charged of  the family as  such, the intermediary  between the living and the dead. He also  carried out  functions that boarder on inter-family relations, was the religious leader just  as he performed judicial and  economic roles.
The second political unit was the council of elders that normally comprised the okparas from different families. It was the repso9nsiblity of the councils  of  elders to settle disputes between and among lineages  in  practice, the okparas who were heads of their respective families   and who in turn comprised the council of  elders
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