Some young people are leaving the country side to live in cities and towns, leaving only old people in the countryside. What problems are caused by this issue? What can be done to solve this situation?

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country

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side

can be described as being more quiet in comparison to a

city

or town. More young

people

are relocating to live in cities, thereby leaving only old

people

in the

country

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side

.

This

move is usually in the pursuit of better opportunities in education, jobs and business. A resultant effect of

this

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overcrowding and

increased

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crime rate in the

city

. To start with, overcrowding,

also

known as overpopulation tends to put a strain on the available resources in the

city

. When

this

happens the cost of living becomes inflated as there are

less

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resources available to cater for the growing population. Let us take

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instance, the

city

of Lagos in Nigeria. The population is estimated to be 21 million and comfortable housing

cost

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nothing less than 1 million annually. Again, there are

less

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jobs to cater to the increasing demand of the population in these cities and when

this

happens, young

people

take to crime in a bid to survive.

For example

, in Nigeria, Port Harcourt is known to be the hub of kidnapping.

This

wouldn’t be so if there were better job opportunities for the youths. I am in no way trying to defend the actions of criminals but just stating that there

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be a noticeable drop in crime rates if there were more available jobs. To remedy

this

situation, there should be job creation in the

country

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side

, so young

people

have a reason to stay. The quality of education should

als

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also

be standard, so parents don’t see the need to send

theirs

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kids to school in towns. The government can

also

play an important role by funding small and medium enterprises and bringing other development initiatives to the

country

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countryside

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side

. In conclusion, once there are equal opportunities available to the young in the

city

and countryside, the need to move to the

city

will decrease immensely.