Conflict Resolution and Management Education’s Demand on Traditional Rulers in Sokoto Community

Abstract

Conflict is an essential and unavoidable human phenomenon because where there is human interaction; there is a likelihood of personal likes and dislikes as well as agreements and disagreements. These agreements and disagreements among individuals and groups lead them to conflicts. Conflicts are neither constructive nor disruptive but the ways these conflicts are handled make them either positive or negative (Amason cited in Ignace (2014), described conflict as a form of socialization. He stressed that people in organisations have both personal and role preferences about the organizations‘ actions and policies. However, conflict exists whenever it is impossible for others to carry out their desired action. Bens, in Adeyemi and Ademilua (2012), reported that conflict is the tension that is experienced when a group of people feels that their needs or desires are likely to be denied. His argument was in consonance with the contention made by Jun (2018), who postulated that conflict occurs whenever incompatible activities occur. It could mean strife, controversy, discord of action and antagonism.