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JAMB Government 1979 Question 34

Question 34

Colonial Administration

The system of Indirect Rule failed in the former Eastern Nigeria primarily because

  1. A.of the fragmented political structures
  2. B.the Chiefs refused to co-operate with colonial officers
  3. C.of the high incidence of taxation
  4. D.the colonial officers imposed warrant chiefs on the people
  5. E.of the forced labour
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Answer: A (of the fragmented political structures)

Explanation

Igbo and other eastern societies were acephalous (no central kings), so there were no recognised rulers to govern through. The British created warrant chiefs instead, and the people rejected them.