1. E. O. THONTTEH & M. M. OMIRIN DEPARTMENT OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
LAND ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN LAGOS STATE PRESENTED AT THE 10TH UNILAG CONFERENCE AND FAIR, LAGOS, NIGERIA
(24TH- 26TH NOVEMBER, 2015) BY
E. O. THONTTEH & M. M. OMIRIN DEPARTMENT OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA

2. WHAT IS LAND REFORM? Land reform simply refers to the set of integrated measures designed to eliminate obstacles in order to improve or remedy the defects with respect to the rights in the use of land.

3. WHY LAND REFORM?
It is also a necessary element to be considered in a developing market economy as it is the most effectively used and exchanged when the rights to land are registered

4. LAND REGISTRATION REFORM
Land registration reform is a critical requirement to reduce the administrative burden to Lagos State government, stakeholders and ordinary citizens transacting on land. Where countries lack robust and tested land administration systems, significant dysfunctions can occur which includes:

5. LAND REGISTRATION REFORM CONTD…..
weak land markets
conflict over ownership
social disharmony
reduction in yield
negative impacts on the environment
lack of an essential policy tool that can assist governments in creating a civil society with democratic norms and reduced potential for economic growth.

6. LAND REGISTRATION REFORM CONTD…..
As such, the overall effectiveness of any land administration system is directly dependent upon the extent to which land is registered.

7. STUDY AIM
The rationale of the study is to assess reform of land titling and registration in Lagos State in order to identify the problems bedeviling land titling and registration in the study area

8. IMPORTANCE OF LAND REFORM
Turn dead assets alive
Eliminate Lending difficulty
Eliminate Uncertainty about land documentation
Eliminate tenure insecurity
Reduce Delays in land documentation process

9. IMPORTANCE OF LAND REFORM Contd…..
Eliminate Opaque official procedures
Enhancement of property market
Conversion from Manual nature of processing land titles and registration to Digital/On-line

10. JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY
Land as a natural resource which supports all human economic, social, spiritual and other activities must be judiciously and efficiently managed in a sustainable manner for the use and good of all and for effective land governance and management
Furthermore, formalization of land rights has been promoted as a pre-requisite for economic development such as security of land transaction, ease of acquisition of land title and ease of title registration as such the need for assessment of reform embarked upon by Lagos State.

11. Benefits of land registration
The issue of land market development is more important today as many countries have reformed or are reforming their landed property systems to formalize private land ownership and the development of land market.
The land registry is the key instrument to make effective such protection of a fundamental right and at the same time is essential for social and economic development

12. Benefits of land registration
Moreover, the underlined benefits of land rights formalization according to Deininger and Binswanger (1994) and de Soto (2000) include increased tenure security, regulatory environment that promotes transfers to more efficient land uses and improved access to credit for sustainable development. Therefore, this study assessed the challenges of land registration within the framework of land administration system in Lagos State.

13. LAGOS LAND REFORM: ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EDMS)

14. EDMS Contd
Thеrе iѕ mоrе tо record management thаn storage оf documents bесаuѕе оf thе added benefit оf ensuring a smooth workflow. Thеrе аrе nо delays in procedures frоm retrieving оr sorting required documents. With a Document Management Software, processing iѕ dоnе in accordance with an organization work flow and specific operations Anоthеr great advantage оf a computerized system iѕ thаt аll documents аrе аvаilаblе fоr thе nеxt person online immediately thеrеbу increasing efficiency within thе organization.

15. METHODOLOGY LAGOS Study Location Sampling Technique
Purposive study
Document Reviews
Questionnaire
Personal experience
Interview with land bureau officials
Study Location
LAGOS
Sampling Technique
Population= Registered firms of Estate Surveyors and Valuers and LAW FIRMS
Systematic Sample Selection
Factor analysis
Mean Item Score
ANALYSIS
t-test

16. FINDINGS- Duration of Title Processing
1-30days
31-60days
61-90days
91-120days
More than 120days
How long does it take to process C of O
2.4
1.2
7.2
34.9
54.2
How long does it take to process Governor's consent -
6.5
3.3
43.5
46.7
How long does it take to process re-certification of C of O
20.0
30.0
2.2
47.8
How long does it take to process a deemed grant
29.2
4.5
64.0
In case of damage or loss how long does it take to re-process another C of O
3.2
21.5
25.8
46.2

17. Rotated Component Matrix
CHALLENGES
Component 1 2 3
Lack of institutional framework
0.907
Lack of legal backing
0.898
Lack of supportive policy
0.862
Over reliance on manual method
0.845
Inadequate use of information and computer technology
0.738
0.424
Political instability
-0.725
Tenure encumbrances
-0.594
0.520
Lack of transparency of directorate of lands bureau
0.583
0.502
Financial incapacity of prospective applicant
-0.581
Ambiguous legal framework
0.920
High land charges
0.919
High cost of registration
0.866
People's unwillingness to register/process inheritance
0.800
Inadequacy of technical skills/competent staff
0.443
0.829
High land taxes
0.734
Complexity of modern methods
0.569
0.582
Lack of incorporating land professionals into the process as partners
0.425
0.577

18. CONCLUSION &RECOMMENDATION
This study has identified certain key features of the current land registration system which addresses the effectiveness of EDMS in land registration. On the average, the purpose of EDMS in land registration has been achieved as improved security of tenure, improved public confidence in transaction, centralized and consolidate file storage, availability of on-line document search and retrieval system at the registry, reduction in waiting time for obtaining information on land matters and improved managerial efficiency was identified as its strength.

19. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION CONTD..
However, it has not aided land dispute reduction and increased number of applications processed. Furthermore, three critical components were identified as problems of land registration this include lack of institutional framework, high land charges and high cost of registration and inadequacy of technical skills/competent staff.

20. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION CONTD..
This study therefore recommends an all encompassing technique of land registration which will increase government revenue in area of land tax, systematically increase registered title, reduction in land charges/cost as well as reduction in dispute resolution.

21. Thank you

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