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NIGERIA AND US RELATIONS UNDER A DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM: 1999-2012

BY
EMMA MWUESE AGBEGIR
MIAD/SOC-SCI/8376/2011-2012

A PROJECT RESEARCH WORK SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS IN INETRNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY (MIAD)

MARCH, 2013.
CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this research project has been read and approved as meeting the requirements for the award of a Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

(Project Supervisor)
Mr. Paul Muftwang     Date

(Dean Postgraduate School)     Date
Prof. A.A Joshua

(Head of Department)     Date
Dr.Hudu Abdullahi

DECLARATION
I, Agbegir Emma Mwuese, hereby declare that this project was conducted solely by me, and that it has never been presented anywhere before in whatever form. I accept full responsibility for any error(s) or omissions that may be observed.

DEDICATION
I profoundly dedicate this work to God almighty for seeing me through a successful year in my studies. I also dedicate this work to my beloved parents, Mr & Mrs. Agbegir, and my sisters Angela and Lisa because without them nothing in my life would have been possible.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am most grateful to God almighty for his mercy, love, care, and guidance which has sustained me throughout my academic pursuits as well as in every aspect of my life.
I am very grateful to my supervisor, Mr. Paul Muftwang for his fatherly guidance, patience, and counseling which made this work possible. I am also grateful to my lecturers for the knowledge they instilled in me in order to help me achieve my academic goal.
I want to further express my sincere thanks to my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Agbegir for their parental advice, guidance, support as well as financial and moral support throughout my course of study. I also want to express my gratitude to my sisters...