AN ANALYSIS OF OWNERSHIP AND COMPULSORY ACQUISITION UNDER CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
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2024-12
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Lead City University, Ibadan
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Land from time immemorial through the period of agriculture to the period of industrial development, land has remained the most valuable property in the life of man and his development. It is a source of wealth to those who have it and the mother of all properties. In other words, virtually all the basic needs of human existence are land dependent. In view of the importance and usefulness of land to man and his development as well as the development of his society, every person generally desires to acquire and own a portion of land to achieve the various ends for which the land is meant. Therefore, to make land in Nigeria available to all and to ensure that land is acquired and put to a proper use for the needed development, governments during and after colonial period enacted laws to govern the use or administration of land in Nigeria. Before the arrival of the colonial masters, there were customary laws which governed the administration of land in Nigeria. These customary laws varied from one locality to another because of the differences in customs of the people. This accounted for the multiplicity of land laws in Nigeria prior to the promulgation of the Land Use Act of 1978. Thus, the thrust is to examine land ownership in Nigeria while the specific objectives are to appraise the customary land tenure system in the South west in Nigeria. This study further explores a qualitative research methodology, that is, library-oriented research. It makes use of both primary and secondary sources. This study discovers that most of the laws in relation to land ownership in Nigeria are as old as mankind and needs review. It also discovers that the present laws lack enforcement
mechanism and makes it difficult for the provisions of the law to be effective and efficient in the society. It also discovers that powers of the Governor to acquire land is not
absolute. The power must be exercise in accordance to the law. Governor consent should not be required for alienation of customary land
Keywords: Alienation, Right of Occupancy, OWNERSHIP AND COMPULSORY ACQUISITION, CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE, SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
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Alienation, Right of Occupancy, OWNERSHIP AND COMPULSORY ACQUISITION, CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE, SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
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Kate Turabia