ABSTRACT

African scholars have responded variously to the question of who a person is in African ontology. Some scholars have spoken of the African personality in terms of Africa’s geo numerical identity, some others have spoken of Africa in terms of her civilization and colour based identities. These perspectives notwithstanding, this piece focused on the relational-based identity of the African personality. While several papers have discussed the relational-based identity of the African personality, the present work distinguishes itself by its specific understanding of the African living person as a dialectically relational organism, with a coherent pluralism or a composite of complex elements within the same self. To achieve the aim and objectives of this paper, the Igwebuike theoretical framework will be utilized. This complementary framework will guide the development of this piece. The hermeneutic and analytical methods of inquiry will also be employed during the course of the development of the paper.