ABSTRACT

The paper takes
a look at the famed and culturally endowed Mbaise town, with a focus on tracing
and highlighting developments that occurred in the area within the period 1976 –
1999. Mbaise, made up of three local government areas (Aboh-Mbaise,
Ahiaza-Mbaise and Ezinihitte-Mbaise) is blessed with rich cultural and intellectual
capacity. Its joy of have its own local governments – a government closer to
its people was short-lived as it came under the hammer of the dark period of
the military era which greatly hampered development. During the period under
review, it was discovered that Mbaise experienced little development which
could obviously transform the place, with the only transformation being from
the cultural perspective. Individuals contributed more to the development of
the area than government efforts leading to exodus of productive man-power from
the area to seek greener pastures. The people would have to use their social
gatherings to draw the attention of government to bring development to her
people.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract               ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      1

Table
of Contents          ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      2

CHAPTER
ONE:

1.1     Introduction                   ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      3

1.2     Background to the study                   ---      ---      ---      3

1.3     Aim and objectives        ---      ---      ---      ---      7

1.4     Research questions                  ---      ---      ---      ---      7

1.5     Significance of the study                   ---      ---      ---      8

1.6     Scope of the study                   ---      ---      ---      ---      8

1.7     Operational definition of terms                  ---      ---      9

1.8     Conclusion           ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      10

          Notes I                 ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      11

CHAPTER
TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1     Introduction                   ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      12

2.2     Mbaise: Its History, People and Culture     ---      12

2.3     Conclusion           ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      27

          Notes II                ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      28

CHAPTER
THREE: DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION IN MBAISE

3.1     Introduction                   ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      31

3.2     Nigeria 1976 – 1999      ---      ---      ---      ---      31

3.3     Mbaise from 1976 -1999                  ---      ---      ---      35

3.4     Conclusion           ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      39

          Notes III               ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      40

CHAPTER
FOUR: DISCUSSION

4.1     Introduction                   ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      42

4.2     Discussion            ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      42

CHAPTER
FIVE: CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION AND LIMITATION

5.1     Introduction                   ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      44

5.2     Conclusion           ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      44

5.3     Recommendation           ---      ---      ---      ---      45

5.4     Limitations           ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      45

          Reference              ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      46