Journal of International and Global Studies

Re-Engineering Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Military Era: Olusegun Obasanjo’s Presidency and Nigeria’s African Foreign Policy

Isiaka Alani Badmus Ph.D., Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, NigeriaFollow
’Dele Ogunmola Ph.D., University of New England, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaFollow

Abstract

This article explores Nigeria’s current foreign policy under the Fourth Republic (May 1999- ). It investigates the gamut of events surrounding Nigeria’s foreign policy-making and practice since independence (1960) and how this compares with the Obasanjo (1999-2007) administration’s efforts at foreign policy formulation and implementation in Nigeria’s recently hard-won recognition in the international system after 16 years of military authoritarianism. The paper argues that the Obasanjo administration was a success given the range of domestic and international issues that the administration was able to address. The article supports this by focusing on the main issues in the life of the administration, including Africa’s security management, Africa’s economic development, and the launching of NEPAD among others.

Recommended Citation

Badmus, Isiaka Alani Ph.D. and Ogunmola, ’Dele Ph.D. (2017) "Re-Engineering Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Military Era: Olusegun Obasanjo’s Presidency and Nigeria’s African Foreign Policy," Journal of International and Global Studies: Vol. 9: No. 1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62608/2158-0669.1369
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/jigs/vol9/iss1/4