The miscarriage of the constitutional tenets of Nigeria and the position of the Igbo Social Group

Abstract

This paper titled ‘The Miscarriage of the Constitutional Tenets of Nigeria and the position of the Igbo Social Group of Nigeria’ tried to call attention to some of the divisive factors which often lead to restiveness among people in the Nigerian nation. The paper discussed among other things such points as the historical origin of Nigeria as a nation and that of Igbos as a people in particular. Areas of infringements on the rights of the Igbos as well as the place of the social contract that brings a people together were also discussed to show that “two cannot walk together unless they agree. The factors listed and discussed here should not be viewed with prejudiced eyes, but should serve as eye openers so as to be able to toe the right path in addressing the numerous points that the Igbo people mention or lament about when frowning at the ills they suffer in Nigeria as one of the social groups in the country.