The expressed intention of the Federation was to create a political unit that would become independent from Britain as a single state -- possibly similar to the Canadian Confederation , Australian Commonwealth , or Central African Federation ; however , before that could happen , the Federation collapsed due to internal political conflicts .
The expressed intention of the Federation was to make a political unit that would become independent from Britain as a single state -- possibly similar to the Canadian Confederation , or Australian Federation . Before that could happen , the Federation collapsed due to internal political conflicts .