Marriage practices are a reflection of culture which defines a society or community. Culture itself is a subject of reformation, and Aku community is not only a reformed community but also a reform-minded community that is positively responding to the changing needs of the society. In this article, Mr. Aruma M.O., a retired school administrator and former Secretary of the Aku General Assembly (AGA), chronicled the reforms that attended marriage practices in Aku leading to a properly articulated guideline. Published in The Platform, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2005, a development-oriented magazine of Club 13, Aku, Igbo-Etiti LGA of Enugu State, pages 26-27, the article articulates “Aku marriage guidelines” which provide the reader with necessary roadmap to travel through the Aku marriage system. See details in the link that follows.
AKU MARRIAGE GUIDELINES
By Aruma, M.O.
Former Secretary General, Aku General Assembly