Unity without unification: the development of Nigeria's 'inside-out' approach to African political integration, 1937-1963.(Case study) From: International Social Science Review | Date: March 22, 2007| Author: Ifidon, Ehimika A. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Pi Gamma Mu. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Addressing a seminar on the African Union (formerly the Organization of African Unity) held at Abuja, Nigeria, in mid-May 2001, Olusegun Obasanjo, the president of Nigeria, expressed much optimism regarding the potential of the organization. Specifically, he suggested that its design benefited from an analysis of the failures of the integration process in Africa. African states, according to Obasanjo, had failed to integrate primarily due to a lack of political will of their govern...

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