A Critique View Of Compensation Under The Land Us Decree No. 6 Of 1978 (a Case Study Of Harmony Estate Umugchigbo Enugu East Local Government Abakpa Nike Enugu)

ABSTRACTIn Nigeria today, the government and its age ncies require land to carryout its development programs and due to the sentiment attached to land voluntary transfer of land by individual to the government is rare. So the government resort to compulsory acquisition and compensation paid there of the individuals whose right of accompany to land are extinguished due to over riding public interest. Laws are enacted to regulation the process of acquisition and compensation among host of other things relating to land derived from the land use Act march 29th of 1978. by virtue of section 29 sub-…