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ABSTRACT

This paper examined personality development and the impact of Gbeabe culture on Ogoni women within an electic theoretical framework combining radical feminism and human rights theory. The study carefully identified and re-assessed the factors that are responsible for Gbeabe culture in Ogoni. The findings of the study showed that Gbeabe culture is a major threat to the educational opportunities, physical, psychological, emotional, reproductive, and mental health of girl children. Based on the findings, recommendations were made and counselling implications were equally highlighted to enlighten and transform the belief systems of the people by providing logical reasons for eliminating the obnoxious cultural practices, having known the implications of practicing a culture that does not bring and encourage development.

KEYWORDS: Personality, development, Gbeabe, Culture and Counselling