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- Title: The Travails of Kingship Institution in Yorubaland: A Case Study of Isinkan in Akureland (Nigeria) (Report)
- Author : Nebula
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Reference,Books,
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Introduction Over the years, kingship institution in Yorubaland, South Western Nigeria has experienced unpleasant changes in leadership and socio-cultural hurdles. Among these are revolutions, wars and the incursion of the British rule. (1) With the loss of political authority in recent times, Yoruba kings have been struggling for relevance in the scheme of things. The struggle for relevance earned them symbolic or nominal authority, because it is believed by some people that the glorious pre-colonial status of the traditional rulers should be scrapped, since they are old-fashioned, reactionary and anachronistic. (2) In essence, the nominal authority has made them ceremonial rulers not leaders of their communities; worse still, the attainment of this nominal recognition is a herculean task in the light of post independence political developments. (3) However, Isinkan in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria, is chosen as a case study, because even within Akure, Isinkan still retains its political autonomy as a settlement, similar to Egbaland where the Alake is the paramount ruler to the sectional Obas in Abeokuta. (4)
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