CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES FOR AFRICAN CULTURAL MORAL VALUES: IGBO PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

African moral values is the focus of this paper among other things that may be bothering African cultures. In the recent times, there are challenges on the moral values of the African people. The presenter among other communities of the African continent focused more on Igbo peoples' moral value. Morality acts as the for a functioning society. Without moral values, we would either live in a state of anarchy, or a society where we are kept in line only by threats of punishment from a governing figure. In general, in our daily interactions, it is morality that makes us continue to respect one another and treat each other with dignity. This is what many philosophers have called the . These challenges on African moral values are already sinking the moral values and morality of the African people, and thereby living the future society of Igbo people in great and precarious moral decadence. If not checkmated with every serious measure, it will continue to endanger the people's society in the near future. This is why the writer chose this topic to make a clarion call to Igbo people and Africans in general, especially mothers to make hays while the sun shines. This work therefore, intends to discover some of the prevalent moral decadence in our contemporary society, their effects on the society and unit families in particular. It seeks also to encourage the place of mothers in the proper upbringing of their children. It is expected that the views of other writers about what moral decadence is, and the place of mothers in child's upbringing will help the writer to x-ray the topic better. The knowledge from the findings and recommendations will be of great help to the contemporaries to seek ways of curbing the problems, so that Igbo and African values will be preserved and maintained for posterity.Data collection method for this research is mostly secondary data collection. The research concludes with proffering some suggestions on how moral values of the African people, especially among the Igbo people can be restored, retained and maintained.