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JAMB Government 1981 Question 19

Question 19

Colonial Administration

Lord Lugard is widely regarded as

  1. A.the most imaginative governor in the British colonies
  2. B.the originator of the 'durbar' ceremony in Northern Nigeria
  3. C.the best friend which Southern Nigerian nationalist leaders ever had
  4. D.the 'father' of Indirect Rule
  5. E.an anti-imperialist
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Answer: D (the 'father' of Indirect Rule)

Explanation

Lugard developed and wrote about indirect rule (ruling through traditional rulers), so he is called its father.