Lesson 2 of 4 · Form 3 History and Government
Colonial administration
15 min
British indirect rule
Ruling through traditional African leaders. Associated with Lord Frederick Lugard in Northern Nigeria.
- Cheap: few British officials needed.
- Used where strong traditional systems existed (Buganda, Northern Nigeria).
- Failed in areas without central rulers (e.g. Igbo of Eastern Nigeria, where "warrant chiefs" were imposed).
Direct rule
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