ABSTRACT

This paper is an ontological evaluation of T. Uzodinma Nwala's political theory of unanimity. Its concern is the general loss of political and moral orientation characteristic of traditional Igbo communities arising from the interference of the Western political and moral values which contemporary Igbo people accepted uncritically. Based on the hermeneutic – phenomenological method, the paper posits that the principle of political unanimity is the panacea to the overarching problems of individualism and subjectivism that have burdened the West. The paper compares political unanimity with certain currents of political and ethical thoughts and argues that Igbos' belief in community spirit is the answer to the problems of individual responsibility characteristic of liberal democracy that has become a concern to global peace. The paper concludes that traditional Igbo thought of brotherhood characteristic of interest harmonisation, reconciliation and consensus provide the answer to the question of human uniqueness, personal authenticity and identity.