Chapter 6. The Position of the Emirs

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. The Theoretical Context and Setting 1
5. Part One. The Path of Reform
6. Chapter 1. Perspectives on Reform 37
7. Chapter 2. Devising the Framework 75
8. Chapter 3. Ilorin: Revolution, Counterrevolution 121
9. Part Two. The Local System in Action
10. Chapter 4. A Survey of the Central Bureaucracies 177
11. Chapter 5. The Subordinate Councils 231
12. Chapter 6. The Position of the Emirs 259
13. Part Three. Dynamics of Regional Politics
14. Chapter 7. An Anatomy of Parliamentary Leadership 313
15. Chapter 8. The Dynamics of Political Parties 355
16. Chapter 9. Popular Elections and Neman Sarautu: A Case of Institutional Convergence 415
17. Chapter 10. Conclusion 458
18. Appendices
19. Appendix A. A Selected Biographical Directory of Northern Nigerian Political Leaders: 1946-1966 471
20. Appendix B. The Native Authorities (Customary Presents) Orders Publication Notice, 1955 498
21. Appendix C. Questions for Administration Officers on Certain Aspects of the Development of Native Authorities 503
22. Selected Bibliography 509
23. Index 547