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Before 18OO, Ajaokuta which is situated on the NigerRiver South of
the Niger Benue confluence area hadalready evolved elaborate
organizational structuresbased on clans and lineages. By the 1800's
Europeanexplorers and traders became increasingly involved inthe
affairs of the Niger region, particularly as itaffected economic
activities. Upto the second half ofthe 19th century the Attah's
representatives on theNiger controlled trade on his behalf.
Theserepresentatives gradually became powerful, wealthy asa result
of their involvement in the trade andpolitics of the area and had
considerable followers. During the second half of the 19th Century,
theAttah was faced with challenges especially on hiseconomic
prerogatives on the Niger, particularly, bythe Europeans who by
this time had becomeincreasingly involved in the economic
activities ofthe region. When the Attah discovered the
changingroles of the Europeans and his ambitiousrepresentatives, he
further intensified efforts tomaintain his power and wealth
enforcing absolutecontrol over trade on the Niger..
The central theme of this work is the political leadership and
conflicts in Ebiraland, Nigeria during the period 1900-2003. The
work examines the dynamics of political leadership in Ebiraland
from the precolonail through the colonial upto the postcolonial
periods. The rationalization behind this exercise is premised on
the prevailing circumstances where the people are either described
as lawless or people without leaders. Intrigues and political
factions characterised Ebira poltical process with a regretable
scenario of tripolar divide of clanish chauvinism, political
bigotry and cultural nuisance. Essentially the work examines the
dynamics of political leadership and conflicts in Ebiraland from
precolonial upto colonial with fundamental issues like the people's
socio economic structure, native administrative sysytem poltics of
exclusion and inclusion, conflicts and violence and the attendant
consequeces on the socio-poltical millieu of the people.
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