YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: A STUDY OF OTA COMMUNITY OGUN NIGERIA

 

Tolulope Victoria Olatunji¹*, Moses M. Duruji²

¹Ms., Covenant University, Oto, Ogun State, Nigeria, Email: tolulope.olatunjipgs@stu.cu.edu.ng

² PhD. Dr., Covenant University, Oto, Ogun State, Nigeria, Email: moses.duruji@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

*Corresponding Author

 

 

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to examine the relevance of Youth participation in the attainment of community development. The Qualitative methodology was used in conducting this research, and data was sourced from journal articles, newspapers, books, and the internet. The study shows that youth participation provides positive outcomes, from youth engagement in different forms ensuring substantial growth in the community. It further indicates that youths can take an interest in governmental or non-governmental projects that guide in empowering community development, which will reflect in the country's national development and how the government officials can make steps and policies that can be taken to upgrade youth participation. In light of the discoveries, the study suggests that Youths should position themselves as a critical instrument in realizing community development programs. The older generation should fill in as initiators to elevate youth participation to help community development; that is, the older generation should uphold the youths in shaping their peer groups to support community development.

Keywords; Community development, Community development projects Development, Youth, Youth participation.