Ibibio proverbs supportive of democratization practices

Abstract

Proverbs are natural vehicles for the transmission of cultural ideals in any society where they are in use. In contemporary Nigeria, proverbs can be used to address the various cultural rubrics of the society, in this case Ibibio. Specifically too, they are used to address challenges of the electoral and democratic values and institutions. In this paper, we attempt to identify the various indigenous Nigerian proverbs that can be used to propagate, promote and sustain sound electoral and democratic ethics and values from the perspective of the Ibibio language spoken in the south-south geopolitical zone of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

Keywords: Democracy, Ibibio, Politics, Proverbs, Worldviews.