WAEC Civic Education 2020 Question 31

Question 31

Youth Empowerment
WASSCE 2020: Bayo and Shola
Bayo: Wao! Shola, how did you manage to purchase a new tricycle?
Shola: I did not buy it. It was the Councillor from my town that distributed tricycles to unemployed youths. I am lucky to be one of them.
Bayo: Congratulations! That's a good gesture. I wish the Councillor from my town would do same.

The step taken by the Councillor in the dialogue above is best described as

  1. A.empowerment.
  2. B.selflessness.
  3. C.development.
  4. D.patriotism.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (empowerment.)

Explanation

Giving unemployed youths tricycles to earn a living is youth empowerment.