Chapter one
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| Area of the Study
This study was carried out in Benue State. Benue is one of the seven states that make up Nigeria’s North Central geopolitical zone along with the Federal Capital Territory. The state is named after the Benue River. It is a rich agricultural region popularly called the food basket of the nation. It is located in the middle belt area of Nigeria and shares an international boundary with the Republic of Cameroon to the southeast and interstate boundaries with Nassarawa state to the north, Taraba state to the east, Enugu, Ebonyi and Cross-River state to the south and Kogi state to the west. Benue state has Makurdi as its capital with twenty three (23) local government areas. The major towns include: Makurdi (capital), Gboko, Otukpo, Katsina-Ala, Zaki-biam, Vandeikya, Okpokwu, Ogbadibo and Obi. The choice was an attempt to help in curbing the high rate of unemployment, poverty and its negative consequences, to make the state a safer place for its inhabitants. The researcher also chose Benue State for investigation because it is the researcher’s domicile, hence very familiar with its terrain. In addition, the area has a high concentration of youths accounting for over 50% of the state population and replete with high rate of unemployment, poverty and other social vices. Many of the youth are without any measure of education or skills that will adequately prepare them to face the challenges of life or develop themselves to contribute to national economy. Download 0.53 Mb. Share with your friends:
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