An Appraisal of Social and Political Relationship between Hausa and Igbo in Nigeria

Relationship can be defined as a state of affairs existing between those having relation or dealings. Hausa and Igbo are two different language speakers and from different region but certain factors bring them together. The paper pointed out these factors that correlate the two language speakers such as business, country, politics, religion, system of government etc. The paper also employed interview and unobtrusive observation as a means of data collection. Twenty-five (25) respondents were selected which includes Hausa and Igbo whose ages are above 50 years old as the target population