Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, enunciated 'the Tinubu 4D doctrine,' which is 'anchored on democracy, developments, demography and diaspora.'
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, enunciated"the Tinubu 4D doctrine," which is"anchored on democracy, developments, demography and diaspora."
Before December, the minister had spoken about the 4D at the G-20 meeting in India in August and the 78th UN General Assembly in September. On Diaspora, the minister said the Tinubu administration believes that the"Nigerian Diaspora community plays a major role in the development of the country," especially concerning their remittances, which"had become a significant contributor to Nigeria's economic growth and development." The Diaspora community is thus expected to"continue to be a catalyst for Nigeria's imaging and a veritable source of direct investment.
However, the approximate mainstream thought is the assumption that democracy is wholly desirable as a pathway to good governance, stability, and development on the African continent. President Tinubu reiterated this on 9 July 2023, when he was elected as President of ECOWAS. While democracy may be 'very tough to manage,' it nevertheless constitutes 'the best form of government,' the president said.
As it stands, Nigeria and the Tinubu administration may not have much influence when other African countries come under the rulership of military juntas. It may also have little or no impact in terms of securing stability and welfare on the African continent. Mr Mimiko, the foreign policy expert, noted that the most pressing question that arises here is whether it is appropriate, feasible and desirable for Nigeria to drive Africa's, rather than its own narrow development agenda.
"Indeed, an inappropriately mobilised population could be the very recipe for sundry social crises. At any event, to the extent that what Nigeria seeks to leverage upon here is the"talent and skills that our young population possesses," and not necessarily their youthfulness, methinks what should be in focus here is not age , but creativity, which is not demographic-specific."
As argued by Mr Mimiko, as far as these foreign policy directions are concerned, Nigeria is still going to continue to be largely Africa-focused. President Tinubu visited France and pledged a foreign policy shift aimed at reinstating Nigeria's Afro-centric approach, emphasising support for African stability and development.
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