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Indirect rule in Northern Nigeria

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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 6

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Government

Topic:-       Indirect rule in Northern Nigeria

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Discuss indirect rule in Northern Nigeria
  2. Give reasons for the success of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria
  3. Differentiate between the indirect rule in Northern Nigeria and Western Nigeria

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on colonial administration

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He discusses indirect rule in Nigeria and gives reasons for its success  

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He differentiates between the indirect rule in Northern Nigeria and Western Nigeria

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

INDIRECT RULE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Reasons For the Success Of Indirect Rule In Northern Nigeria

  1. The system preserved their existing culture
  2. Centralization of power: most of the emirs were authoritarian as nobody challenged their authority
  3. Illiteracy: most of them were illiterates and this explained why they could not challenge the imposition of foreign culture
  4. Religion: they belief that their rulers are divinely sent and so obedience to rulers is necessary as true believers
  5. Taxation system: was already practiced and just improved upon
  6. The British promoted the position of traditional rulers.

 

Differentiate Indirect Rule In Western And Northern Nigeria

  1. The limited powers of the Obas: the obas unlike the emirs have limited powers and did not command total respect like the emirs in Northern Nigeria.
  2. Education: the majority of the Yorubas were highly educated and that put them in the position to question indirect rule. They kicked against the system because there was no morality in colonialism.
  3. Religion: majority of the Yorubas were Christians and Christianity is not as conservative as Islam. They questioned the reasons for the introduction of indirect rule system.
  4. Absence of highly centralized administrative: the Yorubas did not have a centralized system of administration like the Hausas. This caused the partial success of the indirect rule.
  5. Boycott by educated elite: the educated elites in the western region rejected the system because they were not allowed to participate in the administration. This got them angry as they were not valued.
  6. Restoring authority in the alafin of Oyo: lord luggard tried to restore authority in Yoruba land to the alafin of Oyo instead of the ooni of Ife, and this led to his failure. The Yoruba’s believed that the ile-ife was their ancestral home and the ooni was their head.
  7. Imposition of tax: a new system of taxation that was introduced spark off riots in every part of Yoruba land like Abeokuta, ikire, iseyin etc.

 

Indirect Rule System In The Eastern Part Of Nigeria

The indirect rule system succeeded in the north met partial success in the west and failed completely in the eastern Nigeria. This was because the easterners never developed monarchies and the people appointed by Luggard as warrant chiefs were rejected. Also, the system of taxation in an effort to raise funds to sustain the indirect rule led to series of disturbances like the famous aba women riot of 1929.

 

Reasons For the Failure Of Indirect Rule System In Eastern Nigeria

  1. Absence of traditional rulers: the Igbos never developed a monarchial system. The absence of chiefs made the system impracticable as the people they imposed were rejected by the people.
  2. Appointment of warrant chiefs: the British were forced to appoint warrant chiefs, not minding their characters and family background. They were out rightly rejected by the people and this was a cause of the 1929 Aba women’s riot.
  3. The type of political administration practiced: the Igbo political system of administration was decentralized without a central authority and absence decision-making body. This led to the failure of indirect rule system.
  4. Absence of a system of taxation: the Igbo unlike the Hausa did not pay tax and this made the system to fail woefully as there was no generation of funds. To make matter worse, the British government refused to get involved financially.
  5. Religion: The Igbos were mainly Christians and they were not conservative and submissive like the northerners. Their lack of submissiveness was caused by absence of chiefs and their decentralized system.
  6. Education: during this period, majority of the Igbos were educated and this put them in the position to protest against the system.
  7. Boycott of the educated elites: the British preferred half-educated people or illiterates as warrant chiefs. The educated ones therefore rejected the system.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Discuss indirect rule in Northern Nigeria

  1. Give reasons for the success of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria
  2. Differentiate between indirect rule in Northern Nigeria and Western Nigeria

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively