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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Economic Diplomacy Of Nigerian Foreign Policy
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In the contemporary
international system where interdependence drives economic issues,
economic diplomacy emerged as the most efficient instrument of
conducting foreign policy. This is because it is absolutely necessary
for any policy thrust to aim at, achieve and maintain a self reliant and
prosperous economy. Adefuye (1992:140) adopts this view and asserts
that “an economy that fails to sustain a society destabilizes that
societyâ€. Nigeria is not left out of the strategic economic calculations
since economic issue is the driving force behind its foreign policy in
the 21st century despite the attendant misconception, abuses and
misapplication. The economic diplomacy of New Economic Empowerment and
Development Strategy was applied by Olusegum Obasanjo to reverse the
debilitating conditions of Nigerian economy. These policies supposedly
are activities generally focused on the affirmation of economic interest
of Nigerian state as “the health of a nation’s economy is one index of
the vigour and purposefulness it displays in her relationship with
others†(Rodee, 1983; 464). In other words, “a strong economic
foundation and a happy and contended people provide a sound basis for
effective pursuit of foreign policy†(Olusanya, 1988:525). In Nigeria,
the regime in question had a negative conception of economic diplomacy
as foreign policy thrust. They appear to place politics before
economics. Their target appears to perpetrate invidious political roles
in their state not minding that our domestic structure is not strong
enough to support external outcomes. The primary thrust of economic
diplomacy is to strengthen Nigerian political economy and reposition it
for sustainable human and material development. “Economic diplomacy
employs economic resources either as reward or sanctions in pursuit of a
particular foreign policy objective. This is sometimes called “economic
craft†(Harun, 2008:2). This is to enhance human welfare and create an
economic environment that will constantly satisfy the basic needs of
man. Any diplomatic ties, bilateral, multilateral or institutional
relations would be conducted in a manner or intention to impact on
Nigeria’s human and material development.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The
main objective of this study is on examining the efficiency of ministry
of foreign affairs and economic diplomacy of Nigeria foreign policy,
but to aid the completion of the study, the following specific
objectives are were put forward by the researcher;
i) To examine the impact of ministry of foreign affairs in attaining economic diplomacy
ii) To examine the relationship between the ministry of foreign affairs and Nigeria economic diplomacy
iii) To ascertain the role of the government in attaining economic diplomacy in Nigeria.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
The following research questions were formulated by the researcher to aid the completion of the study;
i) Is there any impact of ministry of foreign affairs in attaining economic diplomacy of Nigerian foreign policy?
ii) Is there any relationship between the ministry of foreign affairs and Nigeria economic diplomacy?
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