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Terrorism And Nigerian Foreign Policy
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Enshrined in the foreign policy objective of Nigeria is Economic
Diplomacy which is one of the pivots of the Transformation Agenda under
the Jonathan Administration (Okoro, 2013). Economic diplomacy is aimed
at wooing investors from other countries to invest in Nigeria. The
recent security problem in the country has frustrated this goal because
instability and violence has led to balance of trade deficits especially
in Northern Nigeria
One of the glaring effects of terrorism on
foreign policy is that most countries do not look at Nigeria as a
serious minded nation to establish an economic agreement with. Hence
most acts of terrorism have often times been politicized and facts
distorted by government officials for personal gains.
Apart from the
economic effects of terrorism, the psyche of Nigerians has also been
affected in their everyday life as visiting public places have become
dreadful. The productivity ratio of the citizenry has also been reduced
which has limited the country’s growth and development, many Nigerians
are now suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders as a result of
terrorist acts that have affected them psychologically.
Abduction and
kidnapping which is one of the tactics of terrorist groups in Nigeria
has made foreign country’s to issue travel advice to their citizens
against traveling to Nigeria. The tourism industry is the worse hit as
it has lost some of its foreign exchange earnings due to a high drop in
the patronage of its activities. International organizations such as
DFID, USAID, and UNICEF etc have withdrawn support from troubled spots
in the country thereby making it difficult for the locals to access
essential health and educational programmes which they benefited from in
no small measure.
1.3. Objectives of the study
The major aim of this research is to examine the impact of terrorism on Nigerian foreign policy.
To
examine the rise of terrorism in Nigeria and also look at the Foreign
Relations Policy of government amidst the security challenges posed by
the obnoxious trend and also the measures taken by government to
pre-empt its expansion and continue threats to live and property with
recommendations drawn forthwith.
1.4. Research questions
1. What is the impact of terrorism on Nigerian foreign policy?
1.5 Significance of the study
The paper will assist the government in tackling and reducing, if not stopping terrorism in Nigeria.
1.6 Scope/Limitations of the study
The scope of this study centers on terrorism and Nigerian foreign policy.
Limitations of study
Financial
constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the
researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or
information and in the process of data collection (internet,
questionnaire and interview).
Time constraint- The researcher will
simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This
consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.
1.7 Definition of terms
Global security:is the efforts taken by the community of nations to protect against threats which are transnational in nature.
Security:this
is an investmentvehicle offered by an insurance company, that
guarantees a stream of fixed payments over the life of the annuity.
Terrorism:as
calculated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against
noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents,
usually intended to influence an audience.
Foreign policy:is the
manner and objectives that are important for establishing and
maintaining relationships with other countries and people of other
lands.
Policy:A plan or course of action, as of a
government,politicalparty, or business,intended to
influenceanddeterminedecisions,actions,andothermatters
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