Volume 19, No. 5, 2022
Harvesting Political Potentials Of The Nigerian Youths For Good Governance And National Development Stability
MEZIEOBI, DANIEL IBEAWUCHI. , ONELE, VICTOR AFAMUEFUNA. , EZE, CHINYERE PEACE. , EZE, ANASTASIA UKAMAKA. , UGWU, PATIENCE NDIDI. , EZE, KENNETH OKECHUKWU. , OGBEMUDIA, BERNARD. , MORAH, JOSEPHINE NGOZI. , EBURUCHE, JOHN CHIBUIKE. , ONYEANUSI, OBIAGELI CAL
Abstract
The thrust of this discourse was that Nigerian youths are not only feasible for exhibiting political violence and protests, their political potentials and skills can be guided by the state to facilitate good governance for effective national development, especially, when political leadership creates fora to tap youth political decisions and investigate potent factors likely to stimulate violence threatening national development political stability. The Nigerian youths are expected to play the following roles for national development: maintenance of political stability, boosting the economy, national service, combating insurgency and banditry, including projection of national interest and serve as active labour force. Political potentials of the youths can be harnessed for good governance through the following strategies: involvement of the youth in policy formulation, political education, orientation for self reliance, translation of public policies to the grassroots, leadership training and identified miscellaneous factors. Furthermore, relationship between good governance and control of youth restiveness can be achieved through: allowing the youth freedom of expression, rapid response investigation to youths responsible demands, control of social insecurity, dialogue and education for economic improvement. The restraining factors in this discourse were highlighted, while recommendations such as timely control of youth violence, youth empowerment, supportive use of the youths for good governance among others were put forward.
Pages: 725-739
Keywords: Political potentials, Nigerian youth, good governance and national development stability.