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Landholders' Satisfaction with Compulsory Acquisition and Compensation Process in Bauchi, Nigeria

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  • Muhammad Usman Adekunle

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

  • Hadiza Tijjani Bello

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

  • Samirah Ibrahim Jibril

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

  • Ibrahim Idris

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

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. JEL Classification: Q15

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  • Muhammad Usman Adekunle & Hadiza Tijjani Bello & Samirah Ibrahim Jibril & Ibrahim Idris, 2020. "Landholders' Satisfaction with Compulsory Acquisition and Compensation Process in Bauchi, Nigeria," Traektoriâ Nauki = Path of Science, Altezoro, s.r.o. & Dialog, vol. 6(12), pages 2007-2011, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pos:journl:65-4
    DOI: 10.22178/pos.65-6
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    Keywords

    landholder's satisfaction; compulsory acquisition; compensation process;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment

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