Kola Tenancies Law Country/Territory Nigeria Territorial subdivision Ebonyi Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleA Law to provide in certain cases for Extinction in Abakaliki and Afikpo, and in such other parts of Ebonyi State of Nigeria to which the Law may be applied, of certain holdings of land, commonly called Kola Tenancies. Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Indigenous peoples Land tenure Land-use planning Lease Local government Property rights Traditional rights/customary rights Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract Kola tenancies are any of the traditional and indigenous forms of leasing land in which the rents are made in the form of token payment like some part of farm produce or literally, “kola nuts”. They are very popular among rural farmers. The Law provides for the establishment of tribunals at the Local Government levels to handle disputes arising from Kola Tenancies and to have the powers and privileges of High Court. The Tribunal also has powers which range from approving an application for Kola Tenancies to the application seeking to extinguish same; the Law provides procedural details on these particulars. The Law further grants powers to the Commissioner for Lands to make regulations and other subsidiary legislations to this law. Full text English