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Appraising Land Accessibility Under Land Use Act (l.u.a.)
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Individuals have only right of use on such family land. The only land
held at the governor’s disposal was that which had been expressly
acquired for public purposes as crown land. The control imposed by law
on the lineages and other local landholders was an obligation to seek
the consent of government when rights are being conveyed to aliens.
Faced
with these contrasting land tenure systems and the considerable trouble
in getting land for public purposes, especially in the southern
Nigeria, the military government under General Olusegun Obasanjo sought
to unify the two systems in the country through the land use decree of
1978.
The land use decree of 1978 (now the land use Act of 1978)
nationalized all lands in Nigeria. It has been three decades ago since
the Land Use Act has been promulgated and access to land is still one of
the most problematic issues in Nigeria. This calls for the need to
appraise land accessibility under the Land Use Act (L.U.A) in Lagos.
1.3 Research Questions
The following research questions are relevant for this study.
1. How was accessibility to land in Lagos before the Land Use Act?
2. How is accessibility to land in Lagos under the Land Use Act?
3. What are the effects of the land use act on land accessibility in Lagos?
1.4 Aim and Objectives
The
aim of this study is to appraise land accessibility under the land use
Act (L.U.A) in Lagos. In order to achieve the above stated aim the
following objectives will be rigorously pursued.
1. Examine land accessibility in Lagos before the Land Use Act
2. Appraise land accessibility in Lagos under the Land Use Act
3. Determine the effects of the Land Use Act on land accessibility in Lagos
4. Analyse land accessibility in Lagos under the Act.
1.5 Significance of the Study
Land,
which refers to the earth’s surface extending downward to the centre of
the earth and upward to infinity, including those things permanently
attached by nature, such as trees and water, is an important issue in
every society. This is because it affects all activities of man, be they
social, cultural, economic, political religious etc.
As stated
earlier in the background to this study, one problematic issue in
Nigeria now is having access to urban land, especially land for housing,
commercial, industrial recreational and other urban development
projects. There is chronic shortage of land and extreme competition for
available land, which has led to high cost of land. The land use Act was
promulgated three decades ago to address these problems. There is
therefore need to appraise land accessibility under the land use Act in
Lagos.
This study will be significant to potential real estate
investors, financial institutions, real estate surveyors and valuers,
estate agents, land owners, lawyers, estate management lecturers,
students of tertiary institutions, and government.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study appraised land accessibility under the Land Use Act. The case study area for this research has been Lagos state with special attention paid to the following local government areas in the state, namely: Lagos-Island local government, Apapa local government, Mushin Local Government, and Ikeja local government.A total of 80 questionnaires were administered with 20 being given to each local government and a total of 65 questionnaires were retrieved. The procedure for simple random selecti ... Continue reading---
