Ekpo, Elders & Authority: Reassessing The Political Sophistication Of Ancient Ibibio Society
By SUNDAY ANIEFIOK JAMES UDOFIA Beyond Colonial Misconceptions THE history of the Ibibio people offers a compelling lens through which to examine the evolution of indigenous governance systems in southeastern Nigeria. For decades, colonial-era narratives often portrayed societies without centralized monarchies as politically fragmented or administratively weak. Contemporary scholarship, however, increasingly challenges that assumption. Historical […]
