TITLE:
The Role of National Assembly in Formulating Nigeria’s Foreign Policy (2015-2019)
AUTHORS:
Eniye Christian Dubakeme, Sheriff Folarin, Samuel Oni
KEYWORDS:
Constitution, Executive, Foreign Policy, National Assembly, Nigeria
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.3,
March
13,
2023
ABSTRACT: This paper examined the role of National Assembly in formulating
Nigeria’s foreign policy. The purpose of formulating a nation’s foreign policy
is to promote and preserve its national interests. Foreign policy when not
properly formulated could be detrimental to a nation. It is pertinent that
foreign policy decisions of a country are not dominated by the executive. The
objective of this paper was to examine the roles of the National Assembly in
making Nigeria’s foreign policies from 2015 to 2019. This study used the
historical research design for a systematic analysis of institutional roles.
The qualitative method of data analysis was adopted. This study ascertained
that the legislature performed their role in foreign policy formulation, but it
was not totally independent of the executive and could not properly discharge
its authority to formulate foreign policies. The study recommended that there
should be respect for legal competences between both arms for the formulation
of beneficial foreign policies.