The Urhobo Traditional Consensus System of Government: A Conceptual Analysis

Abstract

The other model of government apart from the traditional ones which include the parliamentary and presidential is the consensus option as advocated by Kwasi Wiredu. The aim of this paper is to examine whether the model is applicable to the Urhobo system of government. The paper finds that the model applies both to the Urhobo traditional and modern systems of government. The paper concludes that the consensus principle which is understood to mean the common agreement on the need of the Urhobo people to move the Urhobo traditional society forward, that is, the overall commitment on the part of everyone to promote the common good or happiness of the whole community on all matters and actions that confront them, is an important feature of the cultural and democratic heritage of the Urhobo people.