JAMB Government · Section 2

Pre-Colonial Polities

Part II: Political Development in Nigeria

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Official JAMB Government outline · Part II: Political Development in Nigeria

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Pre-jihad Hausa/Fulani emirates, Tiv, Igbo and Yoruba political systems.

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Appreciate the effectiveness of pre-colonial political systems; compare pre-colonial systems of governance.

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Structural organization of pre-colonial political systems.

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Compare pre-colonial systems of governance and understand their structural organization.

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Functions of the various political institutions in pre-colonial societies.

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Appreciate the effectiveness of pre-colonial political systems; explain the functions of their political institutions.

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