Abstract
This research aims to assess Landholder's satisfaction with the compulsory acquisition and compensation process in Bauchi to identify areas of weakness in the process and propose areas of improvement. The study adopted the quantitative approach and data collected through questionnaire survey from 327 landholders affected by the compulsory acquisition and compensation exercise by the Bauchi State Government. The data collected were subjected to descriptive with mean ranking, frequency distribution. The study revealed that landholders were very satisfied before the process of compulsory acquisition, during the process of mandatory purchase, they were also happy. Still, during the compensation process, they were very dissatisfied. It recommended that the Government should make the process of compensation more transparent.
Highlights
The author [13] opined that the way governments in most developing countries exercise this power undermined tenure security and little or no compensation are usually paid; this results in a negative effect on equity and transparency
The author [14] agreed with Kakulu's view and stated that inadequacy in the provisions of the laws and delay in payment of compensation are the significant reasons for the inequity of the compensation practice in Nigeria
The compensation paid is usually compounded where the process is implemented poorly, which led to the Government's resisting compulsory land acquisition
Summary
The author [13] opined that the way governments in most developing countries exercise this power undermined tenure security and little or no compensation are usually paid; this results in a negative effect on equity and transparency. The author [7] suggested that lack of adequate, fair and just compensation results in prevalent resistance to land acquisition. The compensation paid is usually compounded where the process is implemented poorly, which led to the Government's resisting compulsory land acquisition. According to [3] the amount paid as compensation is usually determined by the government agency without much consultation with affected claimants. Where a property is compulsorily acquired, it is typically the government agency that makes inquiries into the value of such land and determines the already identified government principles' compensation value
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