An Analysis of the Difference Between Traditional Land Tenure Systems and the Land Use Act, No 6 of 1978, Nigeria

Okafor, C. S., Udobi, N. A.
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Land tenure systems are important aspect of any society and the very soul through which societies and countries advance in civilization as they define the manner in which land is held and managed in a society. Even though traditional land tenure systems and customary land tenure systems existed before now, the promulgation of the Land Use Act introduced a new system of land ownership which repealed every other existing laws and introduced uniformity in the land ownership systems as practicable across the country. This paper examines the traditional land tenure systems applicable in Igbakwu community, Ayamelum Local Government Area, of Anambra State together with the practicable general land tenure systems of the South East Zone, Nigeria while comparing it with the Land Use Act, 1978. The major aim of the paper is to analyse the difference between traditional land tenure system and the Land Use Act, No 6 of 1978 while enumerating the salient points obtainable in both systems. Members of clans and villages were interviewed while secondary data was obtained from textbooks and journals. Recommendation includes revision of the existing laws through consultations with professionals to reach a consensus and prevent the law from veering off its original objectives. The study however highlights the need for a more probable tenure system to tackle land distribution due to increase in population.
尼日利亚传统土地保有制度与 1978 年第 6 号《土地使用法》之间的差异分析
土地使用权制度是任何社会的重要方面,也是社会和国家文明进步的灵魂所在,因为它规定了社会持有和管理土地的方式。尽管传统土地使用权制度和习惯土地使用权制度在此之前就已存在,但《土地使用法》的颁布引入了新的土地所有权制度,废除了其他所有现行法律,并在全国范围内引入了切实可行的统一土地所有权制度。本文研究了适用于阿南布拉州 Ayamelum 地方政府辖区 Igbakwu 社区的传统土地使用权制度,以及尼日利亚东南区切实可行的一般土地使用权制度,并将其与《1978 年土地使用法》进行了比较。本文的主要目的是分析传统土地使用权制度与 1978 年第 6 号《土地使用法》之间的差异,同时列举这两种制度的要点。本文对宗族和村庄成员进行了访谈,并从教科书和期刊中获取了二手资料。提出的建议包括通过与专业人士协商修订现行法律,以达成共识,防止法律偏离其最初目标。不过,该研究强调,有必要建立一个更可行的土地使用权制度,以解决因人口增加而造成的土地分配问题。
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