THE REGIME OF ACQUISITION AND THE CHALLENGES OF EQUITY AND FAIRNESS OF COMPENSATION ON COMP

Abstract

This paper examined the legal Regime of Acquisition and the challenges of equity and fairness of compensation on compulsory land acquisition in Nigeria This was with the view of undertaking holistic appraisal of the legal regime of compulsory land acquisition and payment of compensation to land owner whose land was compulsorily acquired by the government or its agents for overriding public interest for developmental purpose or purposes.  The   study relied on Primary and Secondary sources of information while the primary source includes the Land Use Act, the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) while the secondary sources includes books, journal articles, conference proceedings, newspapers, Magazines, and internets, data collected will be subjected to content analysis. The study found that compensation paid to land owners whose land were compulsorily acquired by the government is grossly inequitable and in adequate to put him or her in the position he was before the property was acquired.