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Kola Tenancies Law

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Territorial subdivision
Ebonyi
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
A 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.

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