Interrogating the Contending Issues in Nigeria-Ghana Relations: Reciprocity of Consequences or Constructive Engagement

作     者：Ayodele Haruna Mustapha 

作者机构：Rufus Giwa PolytechnicsOwoNigeria 

出 版 物：《International Relations and Diplomacy》 (国际关系与外交（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第9卷第1期

页      面：36-49页

学科分类：0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 05[文学] 

主　　题：bilateralism cooperation constructive engagement diplomacy interdependence national interest reciprocity 

摘      要：The objective of this paper is to offer theoretical,analytical,and methodological investigations into the character of Nigeria’s relations and reactions towards Ghana on how it has been able to get to the level of reciprocity over trade disputes,political differences/relevance and superiority of influence in West Africa,Africa,and the *** recent times,the counter measurers over demolition of Nigeria’s High Commission building in Accra and here conducts against the Ghana’s moves while it opted for constructive engagement and downplay the call for retaliatory or regulatory steps on *** also investigated how Nigeria has been able to use its constructive dialogue skills/diplomacy over reasons of reciprocity on other matters of national interest in relation to Ghana as citizens of both states have been deeply affected while businesses shutdown in both capitals at critical *** paper posits to examine the point of departure and seek ways for diplomatic intervention,and calls for leadership political will,factoring in the case of African Continental Free Trade Area Agreements,National and Strategic interests of both states,and the establishment of a compensation fund to Nigeria and Nigerians in *** paper makes use of secondary data while it adopts theories of interdependence and reciprocity as theoretical frameworks for the study.