ICOIIOMIC DIP1OMACY
AND THE NICERIA'' RELATIONS
V'ITH CANADA
PROF.
AKIN]IDE OSUNTOKUN
Presidenr
NIE€rl.n.Gnadian
Chamber
of Commerc
and Industry
JOINT IIORK5HOP OT NICf,RIA.CANADA CITAMIER OF
COMMERCI AN'D
NIGERIAN
STIIPPERS
COUNCIT
FedemL
prace
Horr rasos l7bAprit,t001

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Fron 1960
trp ro 1933
Ni!{iat li.o.cupdioa in irs exGm:t potni.s
sa,he pLoredior
ordr digDn]
ol
idrD 5p!.!h ro rhe
c.nent Asanbly of
d€ unn.d Na on: ii odob{ 1960
made
k cletu rhlr n u5 Nisdia\\
s.k fo!' aghrotrhebtackmartu
r$ .all.d rhe -Arii.in 'dionality.,.
h
o o l i l j . r n e l n d r h d ] . r . r l r ' . o s r O o p u o u : A f . i u n c o D l j lo.akdii L!
prcDacd to :ub'dinde our elono
This
oolnr *cno' bscdsimply
o
. n i l i F n e d s l f i n k F $ l h i s n b . c & E e s l o n s s i b L s l k m a n . n ) , a h s e i i
ofo'niod.Pcodeiceanddignit}kt
uniEd humLiaron
on aroln. oi d.
'hrD we in xi!{ia
a *hy Juliq the
d.coro.isarion
*e iDv.ned
oi. biIton unn.d sates dona6 in surponins
liehriig
ind po[tnd mdd of FRE]_l\\1o
(ilo-mbiqu.) PAtGc (tn uurne.
B$! dd cspt vc c) t^pu and zANj (ii r rhs sodhan n]rceM,
Lr'rP (id NrdhlD Rhod*r.t A\\c, Pfc jo l\\odh ^ritri) s\\tiApo lic
vmrbir) rvrPra ( ,eo at \\rr lrir. sjr. rrild 3 bjl ion u s dolld h
perr etrforcem.nr
ard p.sl lrrpng m s flm L.od( rid I blna un .

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iri,!g{ xn,l p.rc.lnl mdid lhis ot
wc !s jui'lia:rryrkecredn
*i r
$hd nood by Afric. $d tu srugek w$ nor in yiin rd r. rib.r{im of
and
rLre
Rplace'ndn
of rh! apanheid
reci,ne in soLLdi
Ar.n4 \\nh 3 denodrr. ,ajoiLrnan non k.nr
rdnirnnao. und.i rlil ANc cmiins
id odious
e.onomic
dominariod
*ourJ
h$ . b be bcklcd. Inn b.cm. obvrtrs sirh rhc nnhpf of the '\\p3nheid
rcii,. in 1994.
Th.,iinnrry ot For.ig ^frai's s?s ihei stiz.d wnh $e
bk of looking
loszrd ro s p*iod ot economn
development,
'ol odly of
'ior \\urL tiTPAI ai(q! Panrechip lbf
IloDoni.
D!E|oPm.n,
r rh. n.i *dooiou6.eisnpoticy
an? tr m.ax R. eill Lon now on be
.od.on.d pimanly yirh hoN *c ftn r= oft exr.det ftlarions for dre
.nv;otrncd is r:ivounbl. fo! forcir
d . F "
, .
-
I .
h . ' p . d p o
f ! - .
r o , r _ .r o-r
rllilnrudure snhou Nhigh
inveson volld 'or com.. H*e.& orovjoea
s I \\rrr ro lmPhasise
rh. dlrd tor
hd rute or ta},rnd Ddr otpenons havc

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pE%ilins all ovft de
hrvsror Nam ro be ruE thr lh.n irvei,nen(
"rrld.
'
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rdjudnaLloi
wc *o!ld xlso
Fed ro ensuE
rhaihe'e
t polidaLeabihy
ii
hen voe\\ rvc ',!n lncfte demou..v
in iuch a q:] rhar rh{e i! poli sl $d e.omnn ftnsprency ao'l
flks of ft. lame a d nri',c l3s rid o,n{. lhe lib@l ider dlt
sov.m.nli5 b.{ wld n eoYeN bd should
b. or.redo lnthese
du:
jna.irr
Eldeiis. naaon,L
ftonti.F.
thd
pu$un or (ono'nr d,plom.q snhour $e doncri. env;odne beinc
fiendly,o F D.l. Ir Blso
asnmd dr. dom*ric.ounkryd olglobdisatior
\\ hichi \\ pfildisnod on.e il drismsuiedrheipeanhav.irllbloor
er tr ro0 0u.h ac.imony
sutuundng
Feople
L.e,timddy
Gel n4ljnalncd od
d Ii n.r polirn: n lhe only lay r'oI
po i'iliaos rdr rol'!i.ns'fhe dnidend:
ofc.momcy ai. Ln
rhe pube of

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hir;""'d-"
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!d
nil{aYs' shiPpin! atrd
ft pain
or.djrnror ror o'tt u llt psople
hN abLc
o be' * bd rc rll
cLa$s olNig{isis includiDc
rhe I
.on'iunilJ kno*s abou or inou:
i rh,"
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oror ded lhar r'!
dipl.lnaq to $n.
od ert$ral
h do' troI rn'ii $r rolLd
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Jr rnph6i!! or nroL\\!n.i\\ \\!nh
\\otr aljgrred
do\\.mcdl. $h.h tr nl
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dur arrica cs bc
;-."0.
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detLopDd. rD rbis Fntur thmie
o f ( h ! c s c o u i t i e s * l r L c h h a r . m o i o r i N s b l e c x p i ' i \\ ' u l d b c ' o d a
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tr mrhsiisD lA?&v) $ in iisnmerl
d.cn'c non d' m' Pr r of PoliftaL
rdirude. Otu iq rud K\\:n.h N

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lh. n.v dodi@ h 3!t nd the ecoroni! fddon and aLl othd 6rne
wouLd
bd added
ro us cYni's\\q
lElp Anha sEid o. hr rvo ttd !n
LD
$d v*t Llit\\d
d!"loP'd
o d J h i a d n i s I l h e i d e r c $ o | E u l o
r qLrirum ol Aiilns dispo$blc incdine
vould hdp Lifr rh' ldli:
r&rcmr. ChLnr
is a ds:ic '\\amp ! ol[o\\ r dcr'loP''l '\\tLca 'odd o' i
forc. ror good in b rhe glorral ecodomv lhtre is ol !ou'$ n\\e q{ik d'btrE
.i
doftnn pornnxl
r'si'r' sourd rr'iriEt dpir
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ccononi. soilh
md d'v'lopmotr soin' poi ro d€ fd dft ft \\oun
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demod:.y nor ws i! a'hiev'd bv rhc ifte ma'kd 'conoinio
agine Som'
beter Butok slrould
dn'nn5 rhi rNe rorhiding didarorisl
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h n obf oG drat
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,eniDE
rh. .sDiry
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d . l n j e . r . o
J j n o
J.om y is the.Mdn \\$r'
m llre:! prql4b4lr
{d.n.nt
Ou Eiion rnh cmr
bilaEdl aM mnLtikrral lcr?Li Borli conn$'s
c o f m o i r e r L t h o a N d r t r i n d r L r c
L f n l d \\ d i o i !
\\ \\ ! r d l k ' r ' o i u F
liought \\' kio\\
n Csia& I fndq
{ois elonon,n md Pohi$! ttrsut
iidrr ber sdurh'n n'rghhor lt
'Ilinr!
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s:n e
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L j T ! E i : I m i j f t l ( u
n*
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t ** pridiitv
Io Cf:d! caaada
is a 5dn6'd
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'"" 'h"" 30r onrertad! atrd
'cononic
rhtiotrs
s. with rlre Unn.d Sra&! and Ih
Europe
is becomine
ungenlhl
ro Cr'dr's 'omni' alarions
BurpdhlPs
n o O-"*" t,n. *'*
t'o""lisdc Hd'dcii or L\\' PM oi {:nalr
"t
$d Nigeia fidds ou El'rioDr \\irh Crada n6t $isrvns ln Ihe P3$'
Crnldr thtough
CIDA and
CUSOh6l' ahelPlngh$d
rooure'onomrr
F(nul
Y id soddren!
'4tn^ Th'i'
roricn miirnus rfl:d ir $e r 990l on CommorNcalth
Mini{s a AdLotr
comnE
m Sourhdtr Atu? (clvlAcsA) md Ih') \\t'rc k bndg' fo! blrlk
ud, ltrion AirikaE rsd.D s n.e ,ru
colkpso
ol ,: ePmh.ld
reljine, 'l
,,"".r""- '" '"""",,'"'." *- *r at'3rors ro 'ligena
in Lhe
Heakh
{rd
enrmno.nEl tclor 3nd in glod gdvemtuG Thn n* Iht CrEdr sood

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lco v,r. '!.mb.4
nisioi oiinririr! arni{i
busii'
4 s,iLM Fudsmde,h. fFtrdri oi \\r:rm n D1 \\'1 $d vg::.
and oL.dition$ of die ldv'nt te f' d lriv' tuLnld N'!83'5 im4!
rlflo$ iftd*nrblv.
lhn i: nh) r" d r Nigdil cimdl ch'nhs oI
CoMeLce haleadvn.d ou.'ountfpaflsrhatrb') shouldvd fie( de irLs
ofanyprosp{ ve cunotu^ wilh us a b rrrr sduiDdss I am ercu'r'rl
ny lndrio medber of
ch
b' lFs beo nrcLrd in mr lllgl!
",is
prt.ri!! v. *ould liNe
to inPiove dndrj! !rd s" mor'Nig{'u!$Dons so
DErereice,
cdadhi exodns
u<d ro
i* t o** ** t*"
tutn *'' louLd
be P3Gn
t ilhesl Br rh're rs
rnu.h
$3I
catr
ac.onPLkh
ir\\
joir, rsu6
cdsdn! hshds I
codprioi and brib.ry, ccmill rh
**"" .
t -""*t"n"*'
tbkolPdinolidgFDl in Nig'€
gouLd
"r
b. a.complished
hde lo.ted ghile
nLpton.-fl,is
i5 di.rtlod rh"hallldge b'fore dl old to eiploit Esddd
$nlrtvaili.g iDd *i:bg bdN"n
we:houLdr/ to lind out trbd Ih' dilincsLiY' Io CM:dru Lnrctnrn sn
NiSdia and to ry ro op.de r dt s!'ne r*vellisth w:di our pfosD'clve
ptues. Nig{ia is a i.hlY cido}t
op.nc fcdrai syrem olgdl{nmqns \\nh furdeneDul siEi{k!
and
iiff.i.nls
tsu Ne rinLrll! J'l
I[e !'t
L!dgri!! itr tldn ot o5

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politial synem md hsal rcginG, of coure wnh some difiereks. No
Ni8*id o! Camdid *otrtd litrd hin$lfton in our nvo counries
&d rhE
should hare consequerces
on our..ononi. !.latio.s. .flr* 3E sgns rhar
rhrngs
ft phking up bui rhes sisns m nor stung enough. We en a se
pradical doonsrdjons orjoinr patuerehjp tor rh. purpGe ot w,*ing up
$n skepinc gia't of Nie.ria yhose por.nriatiiies hav. tor rod ronc
tjar
does
m, auer wdt ro. $e p$cr of
Atrica and lhe world becaue devit rinds wo* lor idl. hands.

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