ABSTRACT
Compensation and compulsory acquisition is basically concerned with government right to use land purposes that does not override public interest and compensation is the payment for use of land. Nwabueze (2004) opined that compulsory acquisition is inherently disruptive which imply that compulsory acquisition process is prone to several conflict which may lead to several casualties if not properly managed.
Hence this project is focused on solving this problems and proffering lasting solutions to this problem by. Identifying the parties involved, the nature of the conflict, the mode of resolving the conflict and the efficiency of this modes.
The project elaborated more on the level involvement of Estate surveyors, government, family members/individual owners and community representatives in compulsory acquisition. The role of community head, Court preceeding, Mediation, Negotiation and Determination of actual interest on the property and most effective of these mode. It further emphasis the need to embrace the community head as the most effective alternative conflict resolution process.
More audience and sensitization should be giving to the community head to because of their preferences as regarding conflict resolution. Also Community representatives should be carried along and properly informed throughout the compensation and compulsory acquisition process.
