FORMATION OF THE YOUTH AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The future of any and every great institution in the world, largely depends on folks who fall within the age bracket of those regarded as youths, who undisputedly are the leaders of tomorrow, whether or not they are prepared for it. The youths no doubt are a very important class of any nation, since their resourcefulness, skills, strengths can no doubt be beneficial in sustaining any nation’s development. They bring in a kind of vitality and enthusiasm that can drive any nation to the zenith of development and self-reliance. But more often as we see; especially in developing nations, not much regard is given to youth formation, in a bid to prepare them for their future role. The consequence of which is, being plunged into the future with absolutely no formation and preparation, they also fail to maintain the standards already set in place. This study is therefore, posed towards understanding the importance of youth formation and it’s implication in attaining sustainable national development. It shall also establish the extent of interaction between formation and national development; the challenges of youth formation and the role of major stakeholders. A qualitative, critical and analytical assessment of these issues will help us to arrive at the shores of the objective of this study. This piece, discovers that, in other to situate the youth of today strategically for national development, we must put into consideration the demographics of youth as well as their corresponding formation. This remains the task of every major player saddled with the enterprise of promoting national development.
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