Give five reasons why the British used indirect rule to administer Northern Nigeria.
Answer:
-To avoid African resistance by making them feel that they had not lost their independence.
-Lack of adequate personnel by the British to administrate the vast region.
-There was communication, language barrier between the British and the local communities.
-Poor transport and communication network made it impossible to reach all the parts of the territory.
-Lack of adequate funds to pay the European administrators to administer the vast region directly.
-The methods had been used successfully in other British
colonies e.g. Uganda and India.
-Existence of a well stablished system of government based on Islamic Sharia laws e.g. The Fulani Emirs.
-Lack of adequate personnel by the British to administrate the vast region.
-There was communication, language barrier between the British and the local communities.
-Poor transport and communication network made it impossible to reach all the parts of the territory.
-Lack of adequate funds to pay the European administrators to administer the vast region directly.
-The methods had been used successfully in other British
colonies e.g. Uganda and India.
-Existence of a well stablished system of government based on Islamic Sharia laws e.g. The Fulani Emirs.
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