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Conflict Management Strategies And Performance In Abi Local Government Area Of Cross River State
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People from Abi include Come from mainly
Ethnicities such as the Agbo subgroup of Igboland and the Bahumono
(thisdayonline ,2004).
One of the largest tribes within Abi
Local Government is Bahumono, which includes seven villages namely :
Ediba, Anong, Usumutong, Afafanyi, Igonigoni, Ebom, and Ebiriba. There
are linguistic differences among the Bahumono people with the major
variant being the Ohumono language. They are all historically known to
have migrated from a place within the hills of Ruhura (ekpon a ruhura)
called Hotumusa (old town) which lies in a region between the present
day Ediba and Usumutong villages. The Ediba people at Hotumusa had
hunters who found a riverine location where Ediba situates presently.
The hunters related the news to her people and Ogbudene led the people
in a siege against the locals of the river dwelling and drove them
across the river. Four of Five of the Ediba families namely:
Henugwehuma, Henusokwe, Enihom and Henuowom quickly left and colonised
the river area. The Ezono clan made up of Bazorang, Batonene and
Fonahini, the last family, decided to stay back at Hotumusa, where they
had always been the head land owners and leading family among the other
five. This small clan has had its own dynastic legacy, festivals,
deities and new yam celebrations to this day.
Lying midway on the
Cross River , Abi local government area stretches between longitude
8.00 to 8.100 E and latitude 5.000 to 6.300 N. It is bounded on the
north and west by Abia and Ebonyi states respectively and on the east
and south by Yakurr and Biase Local Government Areas. It has an
estimated population of about 112,941 people And a land mass of
approximately 334.5316sqkm, the occupation of the people is
predominantly farming activities such as livestock, fishing and cash
crops.
1.8 Definition of terms
Strategy:- is a high level method put in place to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty. (Henry,2010)
Conflict :- is a struggle or contest between people with opposing needs, ideas, values, or goals (Algert & Watson, 2006).
Performance:-
isthe accomplishment of a given task measured against preset known
standards of accuracy in other to satisfy expectations. performance is
deemed to be the fulfillment of an obligation, in a manner that releases
the performer from all liabilities (Rivers,2005).
1.7.4
Management:-is the act of dealing with situations in a successful way.
That is, bringing situations like conflict under control. (Ngu, 2008)
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