pre colonial Urhobo

According to oral tradition, Urhobo began from

• Benin.

• Idoma

• Sudan

• Egypt

All are accounts on the origin of Urhobo EXCEPT

• they were founded by an Igbo hunter

• they originated from Benin

• they were founded by a Benin prince

• they originated from Idoma

Urhobo operates a political structure based on two systems

• gerontocracy and autocracy

• democracy and autocracy

• gerontocracy and plutocracy

• plutocracy and democracy

•  a system of government ruled by elders and age-grade

• plutocracy

• democracy

• autocracy

• gerontocracy

 the leader of clan in Urhobo is called

• Ovie

• Ekpako

• Oghene

• Osagie

In Urhobo, the Ovie is being assisted by a council of elders known as

• Ikpaisong

• Ole

• Ekpako

• Takuruku

Urhobo people are found in present day

• Bayelsa

• Delta

• Benue

• Kano