Generally, youth participation in governance processes at the local level is low in Ghana and Northern region in particular. The absence of suitable platforms for productive engagement between the youth and duty bearers remains a challenge. This has resulted to widening the information gap on governance and youth development issues between the youth population and their local authorities. Information is power and therefore lack of access to adequate information has waned the youth’s confidence and interest to exercise their civic rights and responsibility to take active part in decision making process, demand accountability and responsiveness from duty bearers at the local level
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