Foreign policy is a set of codified principles that guides the official relations of states in pursuit and protection of their national interest within the comity of nations. With regards to the posture and objectives of Nigeria’s foreign policy from history, Nigeria since independence has pursued an ambitious Afro-centric foreign policy and the pursuit transcends in national governments till now. Nigerian foreign policy has remained immovable because it is enshrined in our Constitution. In pursuing his outlined foreign policy objectives, President Tinubu leveraged on both bilateral and multilateral engagement in his recorded 11 foreign trips in 2023 since his inauguration in May to set the pace in the attainment of the state foreign policy goals. The first pillar (Democracy) in 4-D also calls for Democracy in global institutions that remain exclusive clubs under sketchy criteria.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2024 14:24 UTC