@article{Yaro_Ngmenkpieo_2020, title={CHIEFTAINCY SUCCESSION CONFLICTS IN THE BUNKPURUGU TRADITIONAL AREA, NORTH EAST, GHANA}, volume={7}, url={https://udsijd.org/index.php/udsijd/article/view/439}, DOI={10.47740/439.UDSIJD6i}, abstractNote={<p>The once cohesive family of Louk has now become a host to many chieftaincy successions dispute. This situation<br />has pushed the researchers to investigate the sources of the chieftaincy succession disputes in Bunkpurugu and<br />their manifestations in Bunkpurugu Traditional Area. To arrive at this, a pragmatic research philosophy was<br />adopted and a deductive and inductive theory development approach was deemed fit for the study. The design<br />employed were both qualitative and quantitative and the data was collected using questionnaires, interview<br />guides, and focused group discussions. The primary data gathered were complemented by extensive literature<br />review on chieftaincy succession disputes in Ghana and Africa as a whole. The analysis of the data was done<br />using content analysis and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) revealed that the main sources of<br />the dispute were the commodification of thrones, desire to control resources and political influence. It also<br />revealed that the manifestation of the conflict in Bunkpurugu Traditional Area was a stern power struggle between<br />the Jafouk family and the Jamong family. Effects of the dispute include division among the people, avoidance of<br />social functions like funerals and naming ceremonies and disloyalty to the Jafouk Leader (Bunkpurugu chief).</p><p><strong>Keywords: North East Region, Bunkpurugu, Chieftaincy, Bimobas, Dispute</strong></p>}, number={1}, journal={UDS International Journal of Development}, author={Yaro, S. D. and Ngmenkpieo, F.}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={285–295} }