https://afrigistjournals.com/index.php/ajlaem/issue/feed 2023-07-07T10:49:08+00:00 Chief Editor chiefeditor@afrigistjournals.com Open Journal Systems <p>AJLAEM is a bilingual (English and French) academic journal published quarterly in a year (March, June, September and December) by the African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.</p> <p>AJLAEM aims at providing a medium to publish and disseminate well researched original articles, short communications, research notes, critical reviews, theoretical and empirical studies that make robust contributions to current debates in the field of Land Administration and Environmental Management.</p> <p>It receives articles from various disciplines which includes; Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Sciences, Housing, Estate Management, Architecture, Building Construction, Regional Studies, Transportation, Tourism, Infrastructural Development, Rural Studies, Land Policy, Land Governance, Land and gender, Security of tenure, Land tenure system, Displacement, Eviction, Land use change, Property Valuation and Taxation, Gender equity in access to land, Land investment, Land reform, Land rights, Urban and Rural communities development and related fields.</p> <p>A manuscript is considered on the strict condition that it has been submitted only to AJLAEM, meaning that it has not been published already, and is not under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere.</p> <p>Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which AJLAEM incurs and their papers will not be published.</p> <p>The journal invites article submissions between 4000 - 6000 words. The word count relates to the main text only. It does include the Abstract, References list, Figure captions, Tables, Textboxes, or Appendixes.</p> <p>AJLAEM uses Open Journal Manuscripts System to peer review manuscript submissions.</p> <p>This journal is indexed by Crossref.</p> https://afrigistjournals.com/index.php/ajlaem/article/view/pdf_v3i1a1 2023-07-07T10:49:08+00:00 Yusuf Kabir GALADINCHI mabba.geog@buk.edu.ng Mahmud ABBA mabba.geog@buk.edu.ng

<p>Statutory land allocation is done to ensure equity in the distribution of land resources for the socio-economic development of the citizenry of a state. This paper examines the formal procedure followed in allocating residential land and describes the people that benefited from the allocation in Katsina State within the period 1999 – 2018. The research employed the use of qualitative data on formal procedure of residential land allocation and quantitative data on the number and socio-economic characteristics of the beneficiaries. Primary data were sourced from Katsina State Ministry of Lands and Survey and the state’s Urban and Regional Planning Board through interviews with some officials. Applicants’ files were used to gather socio-economic and demographic data of the beneficiaries. Systematic sampling technique was employed, to select a sample of 374 files. Qualitative data were aggregated, summarized and the formal procedure of land allocation was presented in diagram and narrative forms. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyse the quantitative data. It is found that the procedure for residential land allocation in the area followed eight steps and many paper works are involved in the process. It is observed that there are many delays encountered in the procedure especially at the stage of the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. The process is skewed in favour of the politicians and political office holders which received 70 % of the total allocation. It is recommended that the allocation should adequately consider the low-income categories of people. The procedure of land allocation should also be smooth and seamless so as to reduce unnecessary delays.</p> <p>L'attribution légale des terres est faite pour assurer l'équité dans la répartition des ressources foncières pour le éveloppement socio-économique des citoyens d'un État. Cet article examine la procédure formelle suivie pour l'attribution des terres résidentielles et décrit les personnes qui ont bénéficié de l'attribution dans l'État de Katsina au cours de la période 1999 - 2018. La recherche a utilisé des données qualitatives sur la procédure formelle d'attribution des terres résidentielles et des données quantitatives sur le nombre et caractéristiques socio-économiques des bénéficiaires. Les données primaires proviennent du Ministère des Terres et de la Topographie de l'État de Katsina et du Conseil de<br />planification urbaine et régionale de l'État grâce à des entretiens avec certains responsables. Les dossiers des candidats ont été utilisés pour recueillir les données socio-économiques et démographiques des bénéficiaires. Une technique d'échantillonnage systématique a été utilisée pour sélectionner un échantillon de 374 dossiers. Les données qualitatives ont été agrégées, résumées et la procédure formelle d'attribution des terres a été présentée sous forme de diagramme et de narration. Des fréquences et des pourcentages ont été utilisés pour analyser les données quantitatives. On constate que la procédure d'attribution des terres résidentielles dans la zone a suivi huit étapes et de nombreux travaux sur papier<br />sont impliqués dans le processus. On constate qu'il existe de nombreux retards rencontrés dans la procédure notamment au stade de la délivrance du Certificat d'Occupation. Le processus est biaisé en faveur des politiciens et des titulaires de charges politiques qui ont reçu 70 % de l'allocation totale. Il est recommandé que l'allocation tienne compte de manière adéquate des catégories de personnes à faible revenu. La procédure d'attribution des terres doit également être fluide et transparente afin de réduire les retards inutiles.</p>

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