Approaching the Study of the Yorùbá Diaspora in Northern Nigeria

Olaniyi, Rasheed; Genova, Ann; Falọla, Toyin

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“…The tension started during the pre-independence era, continued postindependence, and is still lingering in their fourth republic. Olaniyi (2004) vividly noted that a trade dispute ensued between Ghanaian traders and their Nigerian counterparts in the 1930s when there was a cocoa hold-up crisis. During the 1930s, the Ghanaian local business community formed a coalition known as the National Crusade for the Protection of Ghanaian Enterprises to oppose the prevalence of foreign traders in the country.…”

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“…The agitation of this organization led to the call for the expulsion of foreigners, predominantly Nigerian traders, from the country (Boahen, 1975;Newbury, 1971, cited by Aremu 2013. Olaniyi (2004) noted that a trade dispute ensued between Ghanaian traders and their foreign counterparts as a result of the cocoa hold-up crisis in 1932. This phenomenon continued during Busia's regime, when he expelled a large number of Nigerian traders through the Aliens Compliance Order in 1969.…”

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The Politics of Trade Disputes in the Fourth Republic: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria

2023

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The relationship between Ghana and Nigeria over the years can be described as oscillatory because of the occasional twist and turn. Notably, a trade dispute was one of the challenges that marred the relationship between the two countries. Historically, trade disputes emerged in the 1930s as a result of the cocoa hold-up crisis in 1932, and this led to the call by the National Crusade for the protection of Ghanaian enterprises to expel foreign traders, predominantly Nigerians. This phenomenon continued during Busia's regime, where he expelled a large number of Nigerian traders through the Aliens Compliance Order in 1969. Buhari's regime also responded in 1983-85 by expelling over one million Ghanaians from Nigeria for economic and trade reasons. In 2012, the government of Ghana employed a contingent economic policy that led to the closure of many Nigerian shops. Moreover, the closure of the Nigerian land borders on Ghana and other trading partners revived the trade tension between the two countries, where Ghanaians retaliated with other draconian policies. The intermittent trade disputes between the two countries triggered the quest of the researchers to assess the fundamental driving forces of the impasse, identify the politico-economic ramifications of the disputes on both countries and provide some recommendations to deal with the problem. Relevant related literature was reviewed thematically, and International Regime Theory was used to underpin the research. The study used a qualitative research approach to gather in-depth data from respondents through interviews and observations. Thematic analysis was used as an approach for data interpretation and discussion. The relevant literature and the findings revealed that the inconsistencies of ECOWAS protocols with the national trade policies, the use of protectionist economic policies such as the "prohibited goods" policy by Nigeria against Ghana, and the implementation of the GIPC Act 2013 (865), Nigeria's border closure, and lockdown of Nigerian retail shops in Ghana were some of the fundamental driving forces of the trade disputes between the countries in the fourth republic. Economically, the occasional trade disturbances led to the loss of capital and revenue for traders from both sides. Notwithstanding these challenges, there was an initiative by both governments to find a lasting solution to the menace. The research concluded with some recommendations for policy and praxis.

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The Politics of Trade Disputes in the Fourth Republic: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria

2023

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“…The state and the Emirate thus exchange influence and resources for information and legitimacy in a broadly mutually beneficial way. The first attempts to insert diaspora chieftaincy into this governance arrangement originated from ethnic associations, the umbrella organisations of migrant hometown unions, and date back to colonial rule (Olaniyi, 2002). These attempts, however, faced prohibitive resistance from the British (Osaghae, 1998).…”

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The paradox of co‐producing governance with traditional institutions: Diaspora chiefs and minority empowerment in Nigeria

Ehrhardt

2022

J of Intl Development

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Diaspora chiefs are traditional authorities of migrant communities. In Nigeria, they can function as representative brokers who empower their communities and co‐produce governance with the state. This article shows how in Kano, Nigeria's second‐largest city, this brokerage produces paradoxical outcomes. Based on original interviews and survey data, it describes how, on the one hand, diaspora chiefs are highly popular and have indeed created new spaces for minorities to access public resources. But, on the other, the constraints inherent in these newly created, traditional spaces mean that minority empowerment may well come at the expense of reproducing their nonindigenous, second‐class citizenship status.

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“…Existing studies have revealed that the socioeconomic relations in different parts of Nigeria and Africa are shaped by trans-local patterns of migration, exchange and identity (Otite, 1979;Ogen, 2003& Olaniyi, 2008. The dynamic nature of migration constitutes a major factor responsible for the geographical distribution of population in every human settlement.…”

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Colonialism, Migration and the Emergence of Urban Spaces in Colonial Nigeria

Adesola

Olabiyi

2023

SL J. Soc. Sci. Hum.

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Arguably, urbanisation, which entails spatial, social, and temporal phenomena, is a social process describing how cities grow and societies become more complex. From this point of view, urbanisation is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. The process of urbanisation in Nigeria began in the pre-colonial period and continued during the colonial and postcolonial periods. However, the factors or conditions that facilitated urbanisation in each historical epoch of urbanisation in Nigeria have changed over time. This paper interrogates the effect of colonialism on the emergence of urban spaces in Nigeria between 1900 and 1960. It argues that migration, which constituted one of the main drivers of the emergence of urban spaces in Nigeria during this period, was promoted by the introduction of the British colonial policy of the administration. The main trend of internal migration during colonial Nigeria examined in the paper involves a drift from the rural areas and the lesser towns to the new urban centres of commerce and administration which developed in response to the establishment of formal colonial rule. This trend of

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Approaching the Study of the Yorùbá Diaspora in Northern Nigeria

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The Politics of Trade Disputes in the Fourth Republic: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria

The Politics of Trade Disputes in the Fourth Republic: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria

The paradox of co‐producing governance with traditional institutions: Diaspora chiefs and minority empowerment in Nigeria

Colonialism, Migration and the Emergence of Urban Spaces in Colonial Nigeria

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