Under Nigerias LUA, affected landholders are not granted the right to participate in expropriation and compensation decision-making or otherwise be consulted on matters affecting their land and livelihoods. Such negative outcomes may be due to a number of factors, including corruption, limited capacity, and insufficient financing as well as Nigerias weak legal framework.Īccording to a recent study of compensation procedures established in national laws of 50 countries, Nigerias compensation procedure lags behind many of the countries assessed because the LUA mostly fails to adopt international standards on the valuation of compensation.īased on our legal assessment, surveys, and interviews with both government and private sector officials involved in the LFTZ, we found that the Nigerian government failed to comply with international standards on expropriation and compensation, both in terms of its laws and its practices in the LFTZ case. The World Banks Land Governance Assessment Framework found that, in Nigeria, a large number of acquisitions occurs without prompt and adequate compensation, thus leaving those losing land worse off, with no mechanism for independent appeal even though the land is often not utilized for a public purpose. In Nigeria, the recurring impoverishment and other negative socioeconomic impacts endured by landholders affected by expropriation are well-documented and call into question the Land Use Acts (LUA) effectiveness in protecting local land rights. Received: 4 December 2017 Revised: 5 February 2018 Accepted: 6 February 2018 Published: 11 February 2018. 1587 A Year Of No Significance Mobi Free Trade ZoneĬompensation for Expropriated Community Farmland in Nigeria: An In-Depth Analysis of the Laws and Practices Related to Land Expropriation for the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos. Visit our dedicated information section to learn more about MDPI. Please let us know what you think of our products and services. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (JTAER).įind support for a specific problem in the support section of our website. Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine (OHBM). Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (JOItmC).

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