Enugu-Ezike

Enugu-Ezike is a large town occupying all the whole land of Igbo Eze North local government area of Nigeria's Enugu state. It shares borders in the north with Benue State, in the south with Ovoko (Igbo Eze South), Amala and Obollo-Afor (Udenu) and Kogi State in the West.[1] The people of Enugu Ezike are Igbos by ethnicity.[2]

Traditional leadership system

The traditional leadership system as is obtained in Enugu-Ezike is primarily gerontocracy. Enugu Ezike also has a strong gerontocratic government that is led by an Onyishi, who is the eldest male in the town.[3][1]

References
  1. http://uchendutryout…, chukwuemeke Website (2015-03-08). "History of Enugu-Ezike". Journal of History. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  2. Culture, precepts, and social change in southeastern Nigeria : understanding the Igbo. Ogechi Emmanuel Anyanwu, Apollos O. Nwauwa. Lanham. 2020. ISBN 978-1-4985-8969-7. OCLC 1119127526.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Enugu Ezike: Home of hospitality, tradition". independent.ng. Retrieved 2018-04-20.

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