NON RECOGNITION OF EDUCATED ELITES: British officials did not see the need to include the educate • Nigerians in the Colonial administration.
THE USE OF UNEDUCATED TRADITIONAL RULERS: The indirect rule system made use of local chiefs and traditional rulers who were mostly uneducated.
THE WARRANT CHIEFS: The creation of warrant chiefs in the eastern part of the countr-. led to problems of different proportions. The warrant chiefs became highhanded and ruthless in the discharge of their functions.
COMBINATION OF JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN THE HANDS OF COLONIAL OFFICERS: Most of the British Officials exercised both .functions and even to the disadvantages of the people.
POSITION OF THE CH1EFS: The colonial officials strengthened or empowered and protected the powers of the chiefs even beyong traditional bounds. In fact, they acted more than their traditional role.
INTRODUCTION OFTAXAT1ON: Britain imposed different methods of taxation on the people and it led to riots in various parts of the country for example the Aba women’s riot of 1929 and Iseyin riot of 1927.
APPOINTMENT AND DISPOSITION: Traditional chiefs were appointed and disposed or removed by colonial masters. The people were not allowed the opportunity to appoint traditional rulers themselves. This was kicked against by the educated elites.
EDUCATION: The level of education was high in the east, people could question the relevance of indirect rule system imposed on them. Most of the protest or riots happened as a result of this.
DECENTRALISED ADMINISTRATION: The eastern Nigerian, for instance had a decentralised -system of administration. Powers are not concentrated but decentraiised. In fact, the Igbo political system is more of Republic form of government. Indirect rule cannot work under such system.
TRIBALISM: The system encourage tribalism and sectionalism at the expense of national consciousness, little wonder, Northern Nigeria did not want independence when other parts were asking for it.
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