The Role of Age Grade in Ogba Land

Abstract

Age grade has gained prominence in modern Ogba despite the clamour for western life styles which seem to abandon this age old association. The survival of the age grade in contemporary time in Ogba community could be linked to the various roles the association plays among her members and in the community in general. Therefore this paper focuses on the role of age grade in Ogba land. It aims at bringing to limelight the importance of age grade in the life of every Ogba man. In doing so it tabulated some of the achievements of age grade system in Ogba villages. The areas concentrated on include the socio-religious, political, economic and community development roles undertaken by age grade system in Ogba land using the literature approach.