Street Hawking Effect on Teenagers Educational Performance in Wukari Metropolis

Abstract

This study examined the impact of street hawking on teenagers in Wukari Metropolis. Two objectives were postulated to guide the study. Questionnaire and interview were used in collecting information from teenagers as regard the study. The statistical tools used in this study include mean, statistical frequency and percentage. The finding includes: shows that there are more female teenage hawkers (84%) than male teenage hawkers (16%) in Wukari. The teenage within the age 13 to 16 years (69%) are more than those within the puberty age of 17-19 years (31%), who are into street hawking in Wukari metropolis. Many teenage children are involved in street hawking to help their parents financially as they agreed that they remit to them after sales. The research was concluded that street hawking is a very visible phenomenon in our society. The hardship and consequences of street hawking among teenagers in Wukari Metropolis is overwhelming. The government need to vigorously bring in  poverty alleviation measures to improve the socio-economic status of the population and the recommendations include: The government at all levels should establish and equip more Adult education centers for the training of illiterate parents who send their children to hawk. The government should enact a law that forbid teenagers from hawking in the street.