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JAMB 2009 - Question 7

Government 2009 JAMB Past Questions - Question 7: In the Igbo political system, the most senior member of the council of elders is the

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Explanation

In the Igbo political system, the most senior member of the council ofelders is the Okpara. The Igbopolitical system was based on the village as a political unit. A village isthen seen as made up of a group of related-families each family head held theofo title and all of them put together formed the councilof elders. The council of elders' governed the village. Among theOfo title holders, one of them was regarded as the most senior to others. He was referred to as the' okpara and hehad the right to preside overthe council of elders meetings.