- The absence of a well-established system of administration.
- The absence of a centralized system of administration.
- The indirect rule system was strange to the people and they resisted it using all available means.
- The alienation of the elites in Igbo land.
- The absence of an efficient taxation method.
- The appointment of warrant chiefs in Eastern Nigeria was scorned by the people.
- The rapid spread of Christianity in the Igbo land.