Six reasons why indirectrule failed in SouthernNigeria
- There
was lack of unity in the South due to many ethnic groups with diverse cultures,
religion and languages
- The
Yoruba were given excessive powers and
this caused resentment and discontent among the people
- The
warrant chiefs were unpopular because they had no traditional claim to office
and were imposed on the people by the British
- The
educated elite were ignored by the government and relegated and relegated to
minor positions. This provoked resentment among the people.
- The
people were opposed to direct taxation, forced labour and this had in 1918
culminated in the Igbo riots
- Southern
Nigeria did not have a centralized governments suitable for indirect rule.