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1. Even among the highly centralized administrative areas such as the emirates of Nigeria, local people looked at indirect rule as curtailing the authority of local rulers, therefore resenting it
2. It could not be applied where centralized government was absent
3. The chiefs appointed in stateless societies lacked a natural basis and therefore suspicion and lack of confidence resulted
4. Education of chiefs was necessary but took a long time and needed patience and fulfilled knowledge which many Britons lacked
5. Language was a problem leading to the need for interpreter . Poor communication therefore made adaptation difficult
6. Different administrations had different views on the degree of indirect rule to be applied, making it difficult to draw a
difference between advisory and supervisory role of colonial powers
7. In experienced British officials interfered too much with the vital customs, practices and taboos among the Asante. This
brought further problems
johnmulu answered the question on February 6, 2017 at 04:56
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