Pitfalls of Youth Dislocations in Nigeria’s National Development: The Imperatives of Responsive Leadership

Abstract

The importance of leadership flows into the quality of life youths experience in any society at any point in time. Tripped into the pits of dislocationdue to poor leadership and good governance deficits Nigeria has consistently produced youths who are increasingly disillusioned and thereby often adopt the option of unconventionality. This in-depth analysis shows that youths’ social helplessness derives essentially from bad leadership and that the only way out is in adopting proactive measures base on models, such as the positive youth development, creation of youth-friendly policies, consistent employment generation and overall responsive leadership that identifies and solves problems associated with dislocations.