Youth crisis and the quest for social order through the career talent pathway, Nigeria’s problem of political obligation: A philosophical reflection
Youth crisis and the quest for social order through the career talent pathway, Nigeria’s problem of political obligation: A philosophical reflection

Summary/Abstract: This essay examined Nigeria’s problem of political obligation, the youthcrisis and the quest for social order through the career-talent pathway froma philosophical view point. The essay stated that Nigeria which is probably therichest country in Africa both in terms of human and natural resources hasnot been able to use these resources to achieve commensurate progress anddevelopment due to shortfalls in progressive and viable philosophy of educationand employment that considers career-talent pathway as veritable meansof maintaining social order in Nigeria. In demonstrating the shortfall in Nigeria’ssecurity, a view of the youth as patronized and repressed within theframework of a manipulative ideological-class accretion was shown to be adversegiven the desire to connect youth energy, talent and interest to the sustenanceof social order. The essay pontificated that once youth interest andability is not accounted for or employed productively, their desires and ambitionsare left unfulfilled, it become conflicted and so the society gets saddledwith the consequences of youth frustrations in relation to their aspirations.This dislocation manifests as national security challenges revealed as terrorismand sundry criminality. The author argued the youth need to re-evaluatetheir worth or social value, as a set of persons who can ultimately make a differencein the scheme of things for the better. They need to see themselves asa people who have an obligation to alter the status quo.

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