PORTRAIT 15 - THE MONARCHICAL SYSTEM PATTERNS OF GOVERNMENT THE MONARCHICAL SYSTEM

The second part in the examination of patterns of government focuses on the Nigerian groups with a monarchical tradition. The similarities and contrasts in the levels of administration, the aura of the monarch, the checks and balances, the organs of government and their functions are explored. The programme also examines theories and oral traditions that suggest close links in the origins of monarchies among different Nigerian groups.

The Oba of Benin