This study was carried
out to ascertain the “Oro” traditional communication system and modes employed
in conflicts resolution. Interviewing key persons, considered in the opinion of
these researchers to be custodians of the culture of “Oro” people and thus
acknowledgeable in the traditional trends, as well as prominent indigenes of
the area, was considered an appropriate instrument for gathering data. In
addition, a lot of secondary data were consulted to establish a common link
between the past, present and what constitutes “Traditional Communication
System” among a people. It was discovered that the communicative significance
of the eight (8) selected modes— Ogbin, Olughu, Oduk Eni, Ndo, Nkang, Obio Utong, Mmong and Ukpong—were
still credible and efficacious in transmitting important and strategic messages
to the “Oro” people. Ogbin, for
instance, still serves as an injunction and is effective in restraining parties
in a conflict. Olughu is still
employed to establish truth in maters in serious contention, though sparingly
due to its dire consequences. The younger generations are not well versed in
traditional communication symbols but still adhere when so informed. Therefore,
this study espouses trado-modern system of communication to meet the demand of
information dissemination retrieval as a critical resource in 21st century.
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