Eames' Attempto Become a Registered "Occasional Postgraduate Student" While in Nigeria

Eames' attempto become a registered "occasional postgraduate student" while in Nigeria was symbolic othe patrimonial bureaucracy there, because

A) the author was able to visit the required offices and complete the process in under an hour.
B) nothing about registering was routine; everything was personalized and no one could tell her how to go about registering.
C) registering was an impersonal, clearly defined process that was simple to complete.
D) it required the intervention of the American government.