Title:   BAD GOVERNANCE AS A PRECURSOR TO YOUTH CRISES IN SELECTED WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES FROM 2010 – 2021

Abstract

The study looked into bad governance as a precursor to youth crises in selected West African countries from 2010-2021. The objectives were to determine who are the youth in Nigeria and Ghana, find out the causes of youth restiveness in the selected countries and proffer solutions to the problem. The researcher adopted descriptive analysis research method through secondary data to interprete the information got from such data. Findings indicated that the definition of the youth is not stable for the youth to have authority of being among the deciders and implementers of government policies as they are under the supervision of their superior officers who may not want them to change from their strategies. The causes of youth restiveness stems from early lack of good parental upbringing, lack of good guidance and counselling by religious groups and organisations. Others are lack of setting up of skill acquisition centres by government and organisation that will benefit the youth. There is high rate of illiteracy, poverty, marginalisation of masses, economic devastation, and youth militancy due to deprivation, social and criminal vices. The researcher recommended that government and organisation should set up skill and vocational training centres for the children and the youth. Proper guidance and counsellors should be employed in all areas to handle the children at the early stage of their lives and even the youth in their vocational training centres. Gambling and success through luck should be stopped.
Keywords: Youth, Deprivation, Restiveness, Bad governance.

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Publication Date: 2023-04-05