Ubuntu Philosophy and the New Nigeria

Résumé

Disintegration, tribalism and lack of tolerance are the major challenges affecting the African society in general and Nigeria in particular. These issues have caused (and are causing) more harm among human persons. This paper looks at the philosophy of Ubuntu as the major solution to these issues. Ubuntu Ethics as a set of values provided an opportunity for human beings to live according to certain human and humane principles such as reciprocity, common good, peaceful relations, emphasis on human dignity and the value of human life, as well as consensus, tolerance, and mutual respect. In other words, respect, solidarity, human dignity and compassion are the main tenets of Ubuntu philosophy. Ubuntu has to do with instilling the culture of humanism, compassion and love which are indispensable in the re-making of a new Nigerian nation. This paper sustains that with Ubuntu Philosophy, the society would become peaceful and more habitable for all. The hermeneutic method was adopted for this article.