DEPENDENCY AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA UNDERDEVELOPMENT: THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE

The significant point of this study is to inspect the effect of dependence on sub Saharan Africa development regarding Nigeria viewpoint. It analyzed the serious issue of dependence in sub Saharan Africa. This study also looks at the significant areas of under development in sub Saharan Africa. The study hence adopts a qualitative descriptive methodology. It adopts one of the conventional techniques for gathering data, for example the secondary sources of information. A sizable portion of the secondary sources used came from both published and unpublished works, including materials taken from: Chronicles, Papers, conversations, Gathering papers, Magazines, Webs, Books, and Articles in diaries etc. and was looked at to make the discussion meaningful. The study's findings showed that successive issues like slavery, capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, and neo-colonialism reveal dependence and underdevelopment in Africa, including Nigeria. It ought to be noted, nonetheless, that the nations that are relying upon the west are generally impoverish nations of the third world, Nigeria is an example of underdeveloped poor nation and immature that relies upon the western world for choice and implementation of economic development policies of the west to her own detriment. However, the study concludes that African/Nigerian underdevelopment is brought about by the perpetual corruption imbedded in terrible administration that had perplexed African states since independence. The study however consequently suggests that Nigeria need great authority and successful administration of the bountiful Nigerian financial, economic assets, and that's only the tip of the iceberg so corruption ought to be battled with every one of the assets in the force of this country as she can't convey herself from dependence while corruption actually continues.