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JAMB Government 1990 Question 25

Question 25

Colonial Administration

Traditional rulers in Nigeria exercised the greatest political powers under

  1. A.the military administrations
  2. B.the second republic
  3. C.the first republic
  4. D.indirect rule.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (indirect rule.)

Explanation

Under British indirect rule, chiefs ran the native authorities: they collected taxes, kept order and ran native courts. Their powers shrank after independence.