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JAMB Government 2011 Question 23

Question 23

Pre-colonial Political Systems

In pre-colonial Igboland, autocratic rule was made difficult by the

  1. A.pressure from age-grades
  2. B.activities of cult societies
  3. C.fear of dethronement
  4. D.absence of a centralized system of authority.
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Answer: D (absence of a centralized system of authority.)

Explanation

Igbo communities had no central king; power was spread among elders, assemblies and age-grades, so nobody could rule as a dictator.