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Spring Theory is social science theory which was founded by Andrew Oforma Eze in August, 2017. Andrew is a Political Scientist. What is spring theory? It is an anti-thesis to elite theory. In nutshell, spring theory is a socio-political theory which sees masses as elastic in nature which can absorb and endure pressure, humiliation, oppression, and other inhuman treatments by the state and its machinery, but must surely spring up or bounce back t the oppressors. The Major Propositions of Spring Theory according Andrew Oforma Eze, the proponentincludes: 1. That masses are not ignorance of socio-political systems that they are only resilient of them contrary to elite theorists perception. 1. That masses are not apolitical, myopic , unintelligent, inert etc., as claimed by elite theorists 2. That every society will under go either revolutionary or revolutionary changes. 3. That revolution is not evil but a necessarily societal change anchored by majority will.

ACEPHALOUS    The word ‘’acephalous’’ according to Eze (2015:1) in his book entitled Contemporary Basic Concepts in Government and Politics was derived from the Greek word ‘‘akephalos’’ which means ‘‘headless’’. Politically, it is a society which lacks established or centralized political leaders or rulers. This type of society makes decisions through consensus or collective decisions of the majority members.      The Igbo nation was a typical example of acephalous society before the advent of colonialism in the 19th century. This is because the Igbo nation lacked a centralized administrative system of government. Powers and functions were decentralized and diffused to the family units. However, this does mean that Igbos totally do not have leaders or laws that guide their socio-political and cultural behaviour. What it entails is that the nation from time immemorial is a republican society. They do not have one centralized administration or political head. Moreover, acephalous soc