Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- "Our idea is to avoid the booby trap of entangling alliances or ideological over-alignment, but rather to focus on issue-based relationships and partnerships of purpose." - Yusuf Maitama Tuggar

When the announcement of Yusuf Maitama Tuggar as Nigeria's minister of Foreign Affairs was made just over two years ago, it was hailed in foreign policy circles as one of the most imaginative choices in President Bola Tinubu's cabinet. His solid educational background in international relations, with two degrees in the field in the back pocket, one being a Master's degree from Cambridge University, struck the right chord with those looking at Nigeria to establish a stronger presence on the global arena. Then, his extensive exper...