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NIGERIA’S ROLE IN ECOWAS KONITORING GROUP (ECOMOG) IN THE LIBERIAN CRISIS
NIGERIA’S ROLE IN ECOWAS KONITORING GROUP (ECOMOG) IN THE LIBERIAN CRISIS
Abstract:
A crisis situation is the most acute political phase in the development of an international conflict. It has always been and shall continue to be an indicator of a sharp rise in tensions between or within states and may grow into armed confrontation as it did in Liberia. Crisis situation generally can never be ruled out as long as there exist international systems where interests clashes and conforms with the actors in the international scene. Likewise, the possibility for peaceful solution can never be ruled out even though it greatly depends on the actors involved in the conflict. “Nigeria’s Role in ECOMOG in Liberia”, is a study on Liberia, the oldest republic on the African continent and the role Nigeria played in trying to find a lasting solution to the crisis that developed since December, 1989. This include the Afrocentric foreign policy of Nigeria that came into play when the Liberian war broke out. Nigeria has since independence recognised her human and natural potentials and this has Influenced her in perceiving Africa as the centre-piece of its foreign policy and to assume the mantle of leadership in the continent which she pursued at a great expense. Nigeria’s initiative in the formation and deployment of ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) has brought to the country international recognition, particularly within the subregion and the African continent and has set the basis for a regional security system to be established in the West African subregion and the continent. Hut this has also drawn fire internally owing to the deteriorating economic and social conditions of the majority of the Nigerian populace, who think that Nigeria’s foreign policy should first and foremost be of Nigeria itself, while the external environment should come second. The prolonged involvement of Nigeria in the peace keeping effort has been argued to be for various reasons ranging from the Afrocentric foreign policy of the country to the “hidden agenda” of the Nigerian Military Government and the stubborness of the rebel factions in the crisis, especially the National Patriotic Front of Liberia led by Charles Taylor who have provided various hurdles in the path to resume to normalcy in that country. However, after five years of the war and peace initiative by ECOWAS, it is hoped that the Liberian crisis will come to an end after the latest peace agreement signed last August and the lesson learnt and mistakes committed during the peace keeping mission will be taken note of and corrected respectively in future peace keeping operations. Indeed, it was part of the recommendation of this study that Nigeria must use her resources to build a solid enonomic base as a necessary first step to a strong and committed foreign policy in West Africa.
NIGERIA’S ROLE IN ECOWAS KONITORING GROUP (ECOMOG) IN THE LIBERIAN CRISIS