YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTATION IN PLATEAU STATE (A CASE STUDY OF JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
Abstract
Youth is a period of transition from the dependency of childhood to independency of adulthood. At this period adulthood awareness of interdependence as a member of a community is created. Youth also constitutes the backbone and the future of any nation. The progress and future development of any nation depends to a large extent on the youth. This is why most nations have empowerment programs for their youths. According to the United Nations (2008) youth is defined as anyone between the ages of 51 and 24years. Federal Government of Nigeria (2001) maintained that a person who is aged between 16 and 20 years is a youth. Nevertheless, most of the definitions of youth cited, point to a stage between adolescent and adulthood.
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