REASONS FOR INTRODUCING INDIRECT RULE

  1. Inadequacy of funds.
  2. Lack of sufficient British officials.
  3. Fear of strong opposition.
  4. To satisfy their own economic needs.
  5. Language barrier.
  6. The success of indirect rule in other countries like Uganda and India.
  7. Lugard was impressed by the existence of good administrative machinery in the North.
  8. The existence of a well-organized tax system in the North.
  9. Vastness of the area with poor roads.

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