Abstract:
This study focuses on the impact of Presidential Amnesty
Entrepreneurship Program (PAEP) on Youth Socio-Economic Status
in Niger-Delta of Nigeria. The study used primary data and the
population of the study consists of the Eight thousand and sixty-seven
(8067) participants of the PAEP in the Niger Delta Region, out of
which three hundred and eighty-two (382) participants were
randomly selected as the sample size of the study using simple random
sampling technique. The theoretical framework of the study is
Schumpeter Effect theory. Structured questionnaires were used to
gather information from the respondents and the information
gathered was presented in tables, pie diagrams and graphs while
SSPS was used to test for the impact of PAEPon youth socio-economic
status in the Niger-Delta region. The results of the study showed that
PAEP has a positive impact on the youth socio-economic status in the
Niger-Delta region. The indicators and findings of the study show that
PAEP has the socio-economic potentials to improve the wellbeing of
the youths in the region and in the country at large. However, the
challenges observed are that some delegates were selected, trained but not employed or empowered. Some did not benefit from the
training, employment and empowerment. Therefore, the framework
for PAEPshould be strengthened by the government by increasing the
scope and the capacity of the program to accommodate more
delegates, give support and empower all selected delegates for
sustainable socio-economic development of the youth in the Niger Delta Region.
