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JAMB Government 1987 Question 33

Question 33

Colonial Administration

Under the indirect rule system,

  1. A.chiefs were allowed to govern their people
  2. B.colonial administrators shared power equally with traditional rulers
  3. C.traditional rulers were encouraged to adopt the British system of government
  4. D.colonial administrators increased the powers of traditional rulers
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (chiefs were allowed to govern their people)

Explanation

Under indirect rule the British governed through traditional rulers, who ruled their people under British supervision.