A Study Of The Relationship Between Nigeria And Other African Countries

A Study Of The Relationship Between Nigeria And Other African Countries

Chapter One

Preface

Background of the Study

Nigeria has been an active member of the African union and Ecowas since commencement and as similar has laboriously been involved in the expression, perpetration and guidance of the union’s programs. There have been scholarly studies that address Nigeria’s tactfulness and donation to AU albeit numerous authors have failed to explain how these forebode with the socio- profitable development of Nigeria. There have been many cases where attempts were made to explain similar, yet a completely- fledged analysis demanded in their conclusions. For illustration, contributors similar as Okereke( 2012) and Gusau( 2013) limited their analysis to only Nigeria and AU but failed to fete the contradiction of Nigeria’s tactfulness and donation with Nigeria’s socio- profitable condition. There’s no mistrustfulness that numerous further studies are needed in this direction so as to beef up the spare literature that presently exists. We’re thus induced that this paper makes a worthwhile donation to literature on the subject. This possibility adds some value in perfecting the literature on Nigeria and AU with a reflection on how Nigeria under AU platform has reflected on its socioeconomic condition. Although the Brunt land Report on Sustainable was released in 1987, Nigerian leaders had before this time made combined sweats aimed at sustainable development not only for the benefit of Nigeria but also for Africa. On October 1st, 1960, the Nigerian Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa while delivering a demoiselle independence speech to mark Nigerian’s appearance as an independent autonomous nation after decades of British social rule said among other effects that he felt “ sure that history will show that the structure of our nation progressed at the wisest pace. upon firm foundations ”. piecemeal from addressing critical public issues, Sir Balewa went transnational by declaring that Nigeria and Nigerians would, not be allowed the selfish luxury of fastening our interest on our homes In these days of rapid-fire dispatches we can not live in insulation piecemeal from the rest of the world indeed if we wish to do so. This great country finds that she must at formerly be ready to deal with grave transnational issues we must at formerly play an active part in maintaining the peace of the world and in conserving civilization. With these pronouncements, Prime Minister Balewa didn’t only open a new chapter in the history of Nigeria and indeed of the world but also set a road chart that would guide consecutive Nigerian governments. The pronouncements were developed into Nigerian foreign policy towards Africa. Nigeria regards Africa as the center- piece of its foreign policy, West Africa being the pivotal sector of the piece. Viewing historiographical, what seems to have run through Balewa’s political and profitable knowledge was a picture of Nigerian- state arising as a indigenous andsub-regional leader and one of the major players in world politics. It was Balewa’s desire to see Nigeria being her sisters ’ keeper by extending backing to other African countries through feasible profitable cooperation and integration programs. Balewa believed that Nigeria’s trouble at nation structure must be made side by side with the trouble at sustainable safe neighborhood because a neighborhood in which poverty and instability are aboriginal would always be prone to social restlessness and fortified conflicts with grave consequences on the country.

Statement of the Problem

With a total area of 923,768 square kilometers Nigeria is said to be nearly four times the size of Ghana, thirteen times the size of Sierra Leone and eighty- nine times the size of Gambia. As at 1975 when the ECOWAS was established, Nigeria had a population of 70 million, while the ECOWAS total population stood at 125 million. Nigeria’s natural bents included petroleum, iron ore, drum, gold, manganese, coal, limestone, zinc, lead, columbite, natural gas and hydropower. Since in the 1970s, Nigeria’s diligence have expanded to include auto and truck factory assemblies, oil painting refineries, iron, sword and aluminum diligence as well as chemical and medicinal diligence, among others. As has been asserted by some scholars Nigeria’s interest in backing the establishment of a visage West African body( ECOWAS) “ was to be sustained through a functional profitable co-operation that would not only strengthen public husbandry but that would also see Nigeria secure a ready request for her manufactures ” 12. Her main agrarian exports included cocoa, rubber, win oil painting and kernel, groundnuts and cashew nuts. From late 1960s, oil painting surfaced as the dominant profit earner for the country. As in other West African countries, husbandry played a major part in the Nigerian frugality during this period. The frugality of the West Africansub-region was competitive because the countries produced principally the same range of agrarian products. Trade within thesub-region was import acquainted in favor of their former social masters. Accordingly, the volume ofinter-country trade in the area was low. Trade was fairly advanced in value between bordering francophone countries of West Africa. For illustration, nearly 55 per cent of Burkina Faso’s significances from West Africa came from Ivory Coast( now Cote D’Ivoire), while about 69 per cent of Senegal’s West Africa import began from Cote D’ Ivoire. Thesub-region’s frugality was external acquainted, as the position of industrialization was low. Except Nigeria, the request for manufactured goods in the region was small due to fairly low population and the accompanied low per capita. The region’s frugality was also characterized by multitudinous currencies, which were linked to either the currencies of Britain or France or the United States of America.

Objects Of The Study

The main objects of this study is to find out the relationship and impact of Nigeria on other African state; specifically the study intends to

1. probe the history of Nigeria relationship between Nigeria and Africa

2. Find out part of Nigeria on the development of some other Africa countries

3. Find out the manacle to a better relationship between Nigeria and other African countries and proffer

Exploration Questions

1. What’s the history of Nigeria relationship between Nigeria and Africa

2. What’s part of Nigeria on the development of some other Africa countries

3. What are the manacle to a better relationship between Nigeria and other African countries

Significance of the study

This study will expose the general problem to the relationship that live between Nigeria and other Africa countries, the study will make the civil government understand the significance of creating a good relationship with other countries. And eventually this study will serve as a companion for other exploration.

Compass of the Study

This study will cover the impact and the part Nigeria on other Nigeria countries, the relationship Nigeria created with other countries in ECOWAS and AU most especially.

Methodology

This study is principally on the study of the relationship between Nigeria and other West Africa countries. The study thus adopts one of the traditional styles of gathering information, i.e. the secondary sources. A sizeable chance of secondary sources that’s used came from published and unpublished workshop which include accoutrements uprooted from Libraries, journals, conversations, Conference papers, Magazines, Internets, Books, and Articles in journalse.t.c.

Limitation of the Study

The challenge of finance for the general exploration work will be a challenge during the course of study. still, it’s believed that these constraints will be worked on by making the stylish use of the available accoutrements and spending further than the necessary time in the exploration work. thus, it’s explosively believed that despite these constraint, its effect on this exploration report will be minimum, therefore, making the ideal and significance of the study attainable.

Description Of Terms

Relationship the way in which two or further people or groups regard and bear towards each other.

Africa Union an association of African countries established in 2002 as successor to the OAU; it aims to encourage profitable development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members condensation AU.

ECOWAS The Economic Community of West African States( ECOWAS) is a indigenous association of 15 West African countries established on 28 May 1975. Its main thing is the creation of the profitable integration among its members.