“Nwabudike (1990, Page 21)†asserted that “the origin of cooperation is the tendency to live in cooperation to help one anotherâ€. He describes this form of cooperation as “traditional dispose problems without continuity to give it an organizational structure. He traced the origin of actual cooperation to the period of industrial revolution in Britain from the effects of hardship as a result of the capitalist tendencies to exploit the ordinary citizens/workers which provoke uprising of various kind of protest †Industrial revolution gave rise to associations like the chartist movement, corn mill and banking societies and lots of others. Despite the fact that some of these societies failed in their struggles, their coming together left a legacy to be remembered as such attract attention in the history books and government made some law to guide against poverty. The year 1884 recorded the existence of the formidable and first successful cooperative   society in the works known as the Rochadale Equitable pioneers†made up of twenty eight (28) weavers. Twenty seven (27) men-and a woman. Some succeeded while others failed, these societies were spread all over Europe counties like France, Germany, Denmark, USA etc. the success story of the societies that continue to flourish was attributed to the ability of the  Roahadales and others  to fashion out the rules and guidelines which where eventually known as the cooperative principles. Apart form the rules and regulations they have said to give attention to constant meetings and education of members. Another interesting aspect of the origin of cooperatives in Europe was the emergence of men of good will is the philanthropists who took it upon themselves to use their human and materials as well as their wealth to champion the cause of cooperatives.