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JAMB Government 2013 Question 25

Question 25

Colonial Administration

The indirect rule system of administration was more successful in northern Nigeria because

  1. A.the people were mainly interested in being governed indirectly.
  2. B.of the existence of an organized structure in the area.
  3. C.the Europeans ensured that the farmlands of the natives were not confiscated.
  4. D.the natives showed little or no resistance.
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Answer: B (of the existence of an organized structure in the area.)

Explanation

The North already had emirs with organised administration, taxes and courts, which the British could use.