Built environment experts have urged the Federal and State governments to critically examine land issues, and find enduring solutions to the lingering disputes on its administration in the country. They spoke at a two-day Conference of Directors of Lands Department in Abuja, where the Minister of State, Works, and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu, an engineer, said the issue of security today is firmly rooted in the land matters. “Some of these conflicts relate to tenure rights and land security, especially in relation to ineffective land reform processes, boundary disputes due to transfer of ownership, or inheritance related conflicts.”In his part, the Register Estate Surveyors Valuer Registration (ESVARBON), Ifeanyi Uzonwanne, expressed displeasure on how the governments are handling land titling and registration in the country.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2020 08:04 UTC