What British administrative system, pioneered by Sir Frederick Lugard in Northern Nigeria, utilized existing traditional rulers and emirs to govern the indigenous population under colonial supervision?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Indirect Rule
- Step 1: Facing a shortage of British personnel and revenue across the vast northern savanna, Lugard used the established institutions of the Sokoto Caliphate and Borno. Step 2. Known as Indirect Rule, emirs and chiefs collected taxes, ran Native Courts applying Sharia/customary law, and oversaw local Native Authorities under British resident advisors. Answer: Indirect Rule. Why not the others: Direct Rule was practiced in coastal Crown colonies; Assimilation was French policy; Apartheid was South African racial segregation.
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