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Community leaders

ClassNotes Team 2 MIN READUPDATED 4 JUL 2026

Week: Six

Subject: Civic Education

Topic: Community leaders

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. List some community leaders

2. Write the name of the community leader in their dialect

3. State the roles of community leaders

4. List the qualities of community leaders

Reference material: Learn Africa Basic Civic Education UBE edition for primary schools by B.J Obebe.

Content

Community leaders

In our traditional settings, we have leaders like:

1. Oba- Yoruba

2. Sarki - Hausa

3. Eze - Igbo

4. Onogie-Ishan

5 Etsu - Nupe

6. Ohinoyi - Ebira

There are other chiefs who support the community heads.

Roles of community leaders

1. Our community leaders settle disputes.

2. They promote peace…