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- Hausa/Fulani Pre-Colonial Administration (LegislativeThe legislative branch of government is responsible for making laws within a country. Legislatures are made up of people called legislators who, in democracies, are elected by the country’s population More, ExecutiveThe executive, also referred to as the executive branch or executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law and has overall responsibility... More, Judicial Functions)
- Yoruba Pre-Colonial Political Administration (Legislative, Executive, Judicial Functions)
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Hausa/Fulani Pre-Colonial Administration:
Hausa/Fulani communities in the North were ruled differently through their own respective customs and traditions. They had a political-administrative system through which they directed their own affairs. But with the advent of Islam, through the “Holy War” fought by Uthman Dan Fodio in the 19th century, an emirate system of administration in the area was imposed.
The Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial administration was highly centralized with administrative headquarters in Sokoto. The emirates were under the control of the Emir of Sokoto and the Emir of Gwandu respectively.
The Emir of Sokoto and the Emir of Gwandu appointed Emirs of the Emirates under their control. The Emir is the Political, Spiritual, and Religious head of his Emirate. He had officials who assisted him in administering his territory, but the Emir of Sokoto remained the Political, Religious, and Spiritual Leader of the 14 Emirates.
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