EMERGING ISSUES IN POST-BREXIT BRITAIN AND NIGERIA RELATIONS
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https://doi.org/10.61841/ye1aj224Keywords:
Brexit, Britain, Nigeria, European Union, trade partnership, SupportAbstract
In recent Times, President Muhammadu Buhari and a great lot of Nigerian people, especially
Nigerians in the Diaspora alike hoped for golden times of rediscovered but deeper and partnerlike post-Brexit relations. Nigerians in diaspora considered Brexit as an opportunity for Nigeria
to harness human capital development in Britain. it is open to question what UK could offer
which other competitors such as USA, Russia, France, China and India do not have already on
their agenda. Brexit favours economic nationalism, mercantilist doctrines of protectionism and
an emphasis on national interest over international interest. It has consequences which suggest a
resurgence of political realism; this is contrary to the liberal undertones of the European Union.
It is against this backdrop that this paper addresses emerging issues in post-Brexit Britain and
Nigeria relations. The paper adopted qualitative research design as data were collected from
secondary sources. The technique of content analysis was applied to analyze the data collected
which helped us to make interpretations coherently. This paper adopted the contagion effect
theory as theoretical framework of analysis. The paper concludes that Brexit decision is fraught
with political, economic, immigration and security implications that would spread far beyond its
borders. The paper therefore recommends among others that Nigerian government should
ensure mutual interest in the post-Brexit trade relations to be negotiated and a more liberal
attitude on all fronts is required to promote progressive trade partnership between Nigeria and
Britain.
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