THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN PRESSURES ON NIGERIA'S DEMOCRATIZATION PROCESS: 1995-1998
THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN PRESSURES ON NIGERIA'S DEMOCRATIZATION PROCESS: 1995-1998
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2000-07
Authors
ETABUKO, ESOSUAKPO EMMANUEL
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Abstract
The study's main thrust was the analysis of the impact of the limited
economic sanctions imposed against Nigeria because of the obnoxious policies of
the Abacha military government. In addition, the study found out who really
suffer the impact of sanctions. It is the ordinary people and not the miiitary top
brass and their civilian collaborators who made up the ruling class in Nigeria.
Secondary source materials were used. The materials included textbooks
on economic sanctions imposed against other countries. Moreover, the Nigerian
government publications on the imposition of economic sanctions against the
country were used. In addition, local and international dailies and magazines that
featured articles that had bearing on economic sanctions against Nigeria, were
equally used. Also used were graduate theses on economic sanctions, published
and unpublished seminal papers and academic journals. These were subjected to
systematic content analysis.
In fact, the imposition of limited economic sanctions against Nigeria by the
European Union, the Commonwealth and the United States of America failed.
The sanctions failed because Nigeria's crude oil was not embargoed. A sector that
brought 70% to 80% of foreign earnings to the government coffers.
The failure of the sanctioning states to sacrifice their economic interest was
a major factor in the failure of the sanctions. Moreover, the unwillingness of the
sanctioning states to freeze assets of top Nigerian military officers and their
civilian collaborators in foreign land was another reason why the sanctions failed. All countries in the world and most importantly, countries that are regional
powers should encourage others to abide by implementing economic sanctions so
imposed against an aggressive state. The permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council should not use their veto power to render ineffective
economic sanctions against an aggressive state.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE; AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA
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IMPACT,, FOREIGN,, PRESSURES,, DEMOCRATIZATION, 1995-1998