IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 9 NO. 3 2024
DOI: 10.56201/jpaswr.v9.no3.2024.pg60.70

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Youth Restiveness and Its Socio-Economic Implication on the Sustainable Social Development of Bauchi Metropolis

Yunusa Umar

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Abstract

This study investigates youth restiveness and its social implications on the sustainable socio- economic development of Bauchi metropolis, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Youth restiveness has been on the increase in virtually every city in Nigeria most especially in the present time. Right from the inception of civilian regime there has been spread of violence, destruction of properties, killing of innocent people, kidnapping and banditry. The study examines the incidence of youth restiveness in Bauchi metropolis and how its affect the socio-economic development of the metropolis. The study intends to employ the survey research method, a sample of four hundred respondents were drawn from the total population, the study relied on quantitative and qualitative methods where by questionnaires are distributed to a randomly selected participants in Bauchi metropolis, and in-depth interview was conducted with religious leaders, community leaders and relevant security agencies. The paper used primary source of data to generate the required data. Base on the findings, the paper contends that poverty, unemployment and political instability among others, have been responsible for this unprecedented increase of youth restiveness. Similarly, this unfolding scenario is further worsened by reluctance from the side of government to curb the phenomenon. The study contends that unless this situation is mitigated, security and sustainable development will not be accomplished in the metropolis and the country general.

keywords:

Youth Restiveness, Poverty, Unemployment, Sustainable Development

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