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Comparative Analysis of Land Use Act Using Traditional Method of Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria

Nedolisa Jennifer Ijeoma Alexnder Nnamdi Udobi

Subject area: Management and Commerce  ·  Area of research: Estate Management

Abstract

This paper examine the land tenure practices in traditional system of Nnewi community which is the only community in Nnewi North local government Area, Anambra state, comprising four quarters .Some elders and community leaders were interviewed. Also secondary data were obtained from text books, journals and other published and unpublished online materials. This paper identified how land was acquired traditionally and the reasons for land acquisition/ownership in traditional channels of settlement of land dispute in Nnewi North. It concludes that the pattern of land tenure system practiced in Nnewi North was one carefully drawn with all organized system of land dispute resolution which has strata and jurisdiction. This system has been in existence as far back as 11 century AD even before the coming of the British with their system of land tenure. The government should revisit the method of land holding in the country and to take drastic measures to address the inequities.

Keywords

Land Tenure System, Land use Act 1978, Communal Land, Land Acquisition Traditional Method.

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How to cite this paper

Nedolisa Jennifer Ijeoma, Alexnder Nnamdi Udobi "Comparative Analysis of Land Use Act Using Traditional Method of Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 10 2024 Page 218-226
Nedolisa Jennifer Ijeoma, Alexnder Nnamdi Udobi "Comparative Analysis of Land Use Act Using Traditional Method of Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 7, no. 10, Apr. 2024
Nedolisa Jennifer Ijeoma, Alexnder Nnamdi Udobi (2024). Comparative Analysis of Land Use Act Using Traditional Method of Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(10).
Nedolisa Jennifer Ijeoma, Alexnder Nnamdi Udobi "Comparative Analysis of Land Use Act Using Traditional Method of Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 7, no. 10, Apr. 2024.
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