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SUMMARY
In treating this problem as assumption was made that the dismal participation of women in Nigeria's political development became a worrisome phenomenon when after four consecutive successful legitimate change of government through democratic electoral process following the nation's return to civilian regime in 1999; Nigeria fails to achieve the critical mass of 30% women's representation in the National Assembly. Like other countries in the world, women constitute half of the Nigeria's population, yet this numerical strength of Nigerian women does not translate to increase in women's participation in political activities in the country. To justify this assumption, relevant literature and other related documents were reviewed and analysed and the result shows that there are interfaces between foreign pronouncements and domestic politics.
Historical background of Nigeria’s foreign policy. The regime of General Yakubu Gowon, marked the switch of foreign policy focus in Africa. It was Gowon who first formalized Africa as “the centre piece of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy”. General Babangida made a radical shift in foreign affairs by initiating a policy of “Economic Diplomacy” anchored on the Structural Adjustment Programme. As a result of domestic problems, the international community treated Nigeria as a Parish state during General Abacha’s regime. The regime swung to the East, Asia and Islamic nations.
