THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL PRACTCIES IN PEACE-BUILDING PROCESS IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The study focused on the influence of cultural practices on peace-building process in the Niger Delta region. The population of the study consists of the inhabitants of the sampled communities in Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers state. The descriptive survey design was adopted. Stratified proportional random sampling technique was used to select a total of one thousand four hundred and sixty five (1465) respondents from three local government areas each of Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers state. A self constructed questionnaire was used for the data collection. The content validity of the instrument was determined by three experts from theFaculty of Education, University of Benin and the reliability co-efficient of 0.84 was obtained for the instrument and the data was analyzed using multiple regression statistics. The findings of the study revealed that cultural practices significantly influence peace-building in the region (F(4, 1465)=642.946; p<0.05) and they jointly contributed 64%of the variance of the dependent measure. The order of the relative contributions is as follows: Oath taking (β=.462), Taboo system (β=.335), Use of festivals (β=.158) and use of oracle (β=.076). It was concluded that Oath taking, Taboo system, Use of festivals and use of oracle enhanced peace-building process in the region. Based on the findings, it was however recommended that cultural practices should be used as a means of building peace in the region and also cultural festivals should be rekindled amongst community members. Festival serves as a means of bringing the people together and it will foster peace, love and unity in the community .
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Mabel Oyitso, Tajudeen Akanji, Fred Osakue Orobator
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