Land Tenure System At Mgbid, Oru West L.ga, Imo State

ABSTRACTIt is estimated that over 4.6 billion people will live in the world's urban areas by 2030. In Nigeria, 48 per cent of the population currently lives in urban areas. Low income population are indeed the most vulnerable concerning issues of accessing land for housing. This is because they often lack a regular income and savings to comply with the required conditions for formal purchase and occupation of land.More than 40 per cent of population in Mgbidi, Oru West LGA, Imo State lives below poverty line. In some of the city's districts it has even exceeded 50 per cent. The struggle by thi…