JAMB Government 1986 Question 26

Question 26

Pre-colonial Political Systems

Pre-colonial Igbo society was

  1. A.centralized
  2. B.acephalous
  3. C.feudal
  4. D.capitalist
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Answer: B (acephalous)

Explanation

Most pre-colonial Igbo communities had no king or central ruler; power was shared among elders, age grades and assemblies, so they were acephalous.