INFLUENCE OF WESTERN WORLD ON THE LIBERAL REFORM POLICIES OF PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA 1999 – 2007

Abstract

The study examined the influence of the Western World on the Liberal Policies of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo civil administration in Nigeria from 1999 – 2007.Content analysis was used to gather and analyse data for the study. The study identified the pillars of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s civil administration liberal policies to include privatisation and liberalisation of the economy captured in the NEEDS development policy of the government. The NEEDS development policy of the government facilitated extensive liberal reforms in critical sectors of the economy. The NEEDS development policy recorded successes in its implementation. The study recommends that successful policies should not be abruptly discontinued. The study concludes by observing that in spite of the achievements of the NEEDS policy in Nigeria it also recorded some failure.