<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10003059" mdate="2015-10-01 00:00:00"> <author>Umar Ubandawaki</author> <title>Controlling Youths Participation in Politics in Sokoto State A Constructive Inclusiveness for Good Governance in Nigeria </title> <pages>3979 - 3983</pages> <year>2015</year> <volume>9</volume> <number>11</number> <journal>International Journal of Law and Political Sciences</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003059</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/107</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>Political participation involves voluntary and deliberate efforts by the members of a political system to determine the kinds of political institution and individuals that will govern them and equally influence the mobilization and allocation of the available societal resources. Over the years, youths in Nigeria participate actively in political party rallies and voting to elect their leaders and representatives in governance. This paper examines categories and nature of participation in politics as well as factors that drive youths into politics in Sokoto State. A survey conducted, through focus group discussions, interviews and questionnaire, in the six sampled Local Government of Sokoto State identifies three category of political participation; namely, active, moderate and apathetic participation. The findings reveal that 63.57 of respondents are apathetic to politics in the State and unemployed youth constitutes 34.74 of the entire responses. The paper establishes that lack of attainment of need (63.22) is one of the reasons that make youths engage into participatory activities that encourage political thuggery and manipulation of electoral outcomes. The paper recommends that youths should be engaged into positive rational participatory activities that ensure inclusiveness and promotion of good governance in Nigeria. It is hoped that this will enlighten youths and policy implementers on the constructive strategies in controlling youths&amp;rsquo; negative participation in politics in Nigeria.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 107, 2015</index> </article>