|
Every village has a ruling house where the village head is usually chosen. Any family that first establishes a village becomes the ruling family and the family head automatically becomes the first village head. As long as the village lives, the headship rotates among the members of the founding family. If another comes to settle in the village and it is of the clan of these founding family, it is automatically registered among the ruling families. All the families that are of the clan of the founding family are among the village ruling families. In such a situation, the headship of the village rotates among these ruling houses. All family compounds that are of the same clan have the same status as far as the issue of the village headship is concerned. Other families that are not of the same clan with the founding clan cannot aspire to the position of the village head, but can however be member of the council of chiefs. |