Urban Land Acquisition for Sustainable Housing Delivery in Akure, Nigeria

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify problem associated with urban land acquisition for sustainable housing delivery in Akure with a view of arriving at means of mitigating them. The three principal survey techniques used include administration of questionnaire, interviews and observations. The choice of these survey techniques was to enable the collection of both qualitative and quantitative data for the study. The research samples used were drawn from both government and private owned estates in Akure. The study focuses on Ijapo Housing Estate, Obele Housing Estate and Afunbiowo Housing Estate. Using systematic random sampling, a sample size of 252 was taken which represent 5% of the total housing units in the selected estates. Although, 231 were retrieved in usable form which represent 91.7% of the 252 questionnaire distributed. Evidences from the study revealed that adequate supply of land is generally recognized as a prerequisite for sustainable housing delivery. It was also revealed that access to land for housing development in Akure is becoming highly problematic due to rapid population growth and informal land delivery system. The study therefore suggested that indigenous land owner’s syndrome should be looked into and takes appropriate legal actions against it. Government should periodically carry out public orientation and enlightenment on public land acquisition matters which will easy the tight procedure for individuals so as to sustain efficient housing delivery in Nigeria.