Political thought in West Africa: Contributions of Fodio to the corpus of Sokoto Empire

This article examines Fodio's contributions to the corpus of political thought produced in the Sokoto Empire of West Africa during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Eurocentric primarily utilizes Western perspectives in African universities, which presents significant challenges. The neglect of history, local languages, and indigenous political thought in educational institutions has resulted in the marginalization of precolonial history, traditions, and the contributions of African statesmen to political philosophy. This paper highlights the environment, the author, the political ideas of Fodio, and their enduring influence on West African society.