Co-operative Society as a Family:-
When we say
co-operative society, we mean “joining together” co-operation mean, “working
together” why co-operators mean people
that has agreed to join together in order to work together, for the common good
of all its members.
Unfortunately,
most people set up co-operative society today without first knowing what
co-operative actually mean. But a critical look at the settings of the
co-operative movement shows that the co-operators has not come to know, nor has
he been able to display the spirit of unity which is suppose to be the visible
mark of true co-operatives. This should have been the unity of purpose designed
to protect all member of the movement.
Most time when
discussing about the history of co-operative, the Rochdale Equitable Pioneer
easily come to mind as the first organized co-operative movement ever operated.
But in Nigeria, it is on record that the first co-operative is the Agege
Planters Union. The fact that this Agege Planters Union is regarded as the
first co-operative in Nigeria does not really make it the first co-operative as
it was not really operating under the principles and structures as that of the
Rochdale.
Although, this Agege Planters Union was
formed on the basis that it will help to curb the excess of European Merchant
that has flock the Nigerian market, operating without regulations or control.
And also, to serve as a means of furthering political agitation …. On the
agricultural cum economic font
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