WAEC Government 2005 Question 38

Question 38

Colonial Administration

The indirect rule policy did not succeed in some parts of West Africa because

  1. A.it was not well understood
  2. B.only few British officers were posted to those areas
  3. C.the powers of traditional rulers were not centralised
  4. D.the elite were participatory to the policy.
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Answer: C (the powers of traditional rulers were not centralised)

Explanation

Indirect rule needed strong central chiefs; in places like Igboland, with no centralised rulers, it failed.