Abstract
In August 2006 the chief of Udo, a small town in Edo State, Nigeria, was deposed and the town taken over by the 'youth'. This event presents the classic fall of a 'big man' who had lost support, but also involved long-standing chieftaincy rivalries, electoral competition in the run up to the 2007 elections, and conflict over a nearby oil palm and rubber plantation. Through an examination of Udo's crisis, this paper engages with three key questions concerning contemporary communal politics in southern Nigeria: the manifestations of patrimonial power and resistance to it; the meaning and role of 'youth'; and the impact of expatriate capital.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 259-283 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Journal of modern african studies |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- PLATEAU FOREST
- BAKASSI BOYS
- RAIN-FOREST
- PERSPECTIVES
- AFRICA
- DELTA
- CONFLICT
- STATES
- OKOMU
- POWER