Political Relations between Abajah and Her Neighbours 1970 – 2015
Abstract
This paper examines political relations between Abajah community in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State and her neighbours in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State namely; Amaigbo, and Isu communities between 1970 to 2015. It intends to show the level of interactions between Abajah community and her neighbours and how the quest for elective political positions and appointments has affected the relations between Abajah and her neighbours in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State. Based on the fore- going, a qualitative research method was used to unearth the political relations between Abajah and her neighbours. The study made use of primary and secondary and tertiary sources of history. The primary materials came from personal interviews conducted by the researcher, archival documents, while secondary materials were textbooks, and journal articles. Materials from the Internet were also used in this paper. The study finds out that political relations between Abajah and her neighbours have not really been favourable to Abajah community because of lopsided appointments and winner takes it all syndromes. The work concludes that, in spite of the marked changes and challenges being faced by the people as well as lopsided appointments which have favoured Amaigbo community, the people have continued to maintained mutual relationship as people that share common ancestry.They have also continued to use the slogan “onye uzo ulo” as a mark of unity and identification.
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