Socio-Religious Dimensions to Chieftaincy Affairs in Yorubaland, Nigeria, West Africa

Abstract

This paper examines the socio-religious dimension in chieftaincy in Africa, with regard to history, categories of chiefs, choice of chiefs, and their acts of governance. It observes that, in spite of the wind of social change that has affected African cultural heritage positively and negatively, chieftaincy institutions still remains vibrant. This paper also examines the problems and prospects of the chieftaincy institution in the contemporary age.