The 1978 Land Use Act has a provision that vests ownership of Nigerian land in state/public sector management (LUA). Injustice, loss of land market, lack of fairness, transparency, and inaccessibility of land to the urban/rural poor have all plagued the LUA's implementation over the years. As a result, the critiques vary from an insufficient payment of compensation to the State's improper application of the LUA's requirements, as well as the isolation of LG councils and the urban poor in the execution of the LUA. These comments are supported by the physical inspection and contact with stakeholders in the studied area's land rights. These comments are supported by the physical inspection and contact with stakeholders in the studied area's land rights. The LUA has been proven to be too complicated for the average person to understand, to be exceedingly expensive and oppressive, and to be geared toward governmental needs. The study's goal is to examine present m.
See Full PDF See Full PDFThe paper examined the administrative structures under the Land Use Act, their relationship and efficacy in the light of the general principles and policy that motivated the promulgation of the Act. The study found that the administrative structure put in place under the Act is undemocratic, autocratic, shoddy and gawky. It is devoid of clarity of functions and purpose. It found that instead of a uniform land policy that motivated the enactment of the law, its administration promoted dichotomy and inequality in implementation. Given the observed lacuna and inconsistency in the provisions of the Act the paper called for legislative reform to review the provisions of the Act. It recommended a uniform right of occupancy regime; single administrative structure for land administration in the State and the integration of democratic land governance norms in land administration in Nigeria.
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Global Journal of Agricultural Research
Efficient administration and management of land ownership, holding and uses cannot be adequately achieved without sound land policy and its effective implementation. Land policy is essentially aimed at ensuring land accessibility to citizens of the society as well as protection of their interests. The contemporary land policy in Nigeria is the Land Use Decree No. 6 of 1978, now Land Use Act (LUA), Cap L5, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004. This paper aims at undertaking a contemporary review of the issues and challenges of land policy in Nigeria in order to proffer ways to ameliorate them and ensure that land is accessible to citizens at reasonable ease. The issues and challenges of Nigerian land policy include: the abrogation of freehold interest which affect the free market economy; excessive bureaucracy in obtaining Governor’s consent and approval for land transactions and issuance of certificate of occupancy; underdeveloped or bare land not having commercial value acc.
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Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (The)
Land administration is important in the sustainable use and management of land. Despite its importance, however, the administrative structure under the Nigerian Land Use Act is inconsistent and devoid of clarity of functions and purpose. This article examines the administrative structure under the Land Use Act, focusing on its effectiveness in light of the general principles and policy that motivated the promulgation of the Act. Given the observed lacuna and inconsistency in the administration of the Act, the article calls for legislative intervention to review its provisions. It also recommends a uniform right of occupancy regime, single administrative structure for land administration in the country, and a repeal of the governor’s adjudicatory powers in the Act.Keywords: Land, Land Administration, Right of Occupancy, Constitution, Reforms
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Third World Planning Review
