Mr Abubakar Gwadabe, Project Manager, World Bank-Funded Projects, has called for transparency in peaceful land acquisition for development projects funded by donor agencies.
Abubakar made the call in his speech at a one-day stakeholders’ discussion panel on Issues, Concerns and Rights on Land Acquisition for Development, on Friday in Abuja.
The programme was organised by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the support of the World Bank-Assisted Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project.
According to him, there should be transparent laws that guide land acquisition at all times.
“There are laws guiding land acquisition and land compensation; if the law is transparent it will enumerate the procedure to follow for either land donation or acquisition.
“It will also outline the enumeration of the economic crops or other economic development on the land.
“If it is…
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