The Development And Transformation Of Mbaise Town 1976-1999

ABSTRACT The paper takes a look at the famed and culturally endowed Mbaise town, with a focus on tracing and highlighting developments that occurred in the area within the period 1976 – 1999. Mbaise, made up of three local government areas (Aboh-Mbaise, Ahiaza-Mbaise and Ezinihitte-Mbaise) is blessed with rich cultural and intellectual capacity. Its joy of have its own local governments – a government closer to its people was short-lived as it came under the hammer of the dark period of the military era which greatly hampered development. During the period under review, it was discovered th…