JAMB Government 2021 Objective — Question 5

Question 5 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2021 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Indirect rule was successful in northern Nigeria because of the

A. educated elites
B. existing traditional system of administrationCorrect
C. favourable political atmosphere
D. all of the above

Explanation

The North had a well-organised, centralised emirate system of administration which the British simply adapted and used as the machinery for indirect rule.

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