Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (3)
- Authors
- Ugiagbe, Ernest Osas; Ugiagbe, Ijeoma
- Contact information
- Ugiagbe, Ernest Osas:University of Benin Benin-City, Nigeria; E-mail: ; Ugiagbe, Ijeoma:University of Benin Benin-City, Nigeria; E-mail:
- Keywords
- Grassroots development; cultural heritage; age grade; community; empowerment
- Abstract
The quest for sustainable grassroots’ development by Nigerian government calls for the need to look inwards and re-examine and evaluates our indigenous cultural practices in an attempts to attain the desired development goal. This paper evaluates the indigenous age grade systems in Nigerian societies, and how the traits of the age grades can be harnessed for the attainment of the much desired sustainable development in Nigeria. It argues that the cultural bond and unity of purpose between the members of the age grades a priori make them a veritable tool for transformation of the rural areas. This is because the age grades know their communities more than out-siders and the so-called developers, hence what needs to be done is to empower the various age grades and give them the necessary tools and technical know-how. The development of the rural areas will gradually but surely become a reality in the near future
- Pages
- 366-376
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/16724
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