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Investigating Regulatory Compliance with Road Setback Requirements in Developmental Activities in the Anambra Capital Territory Okafor, Benedicta Njideka
Journal of Social Science and Economics (JOSSE) Volume 2, Issue 3, December 2025
Publisher : Asha Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70188/8p4b0m64

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This paper examined the essence of setbacks in sitting structures and buildings in Anambra Capital Territory (ACT). The aim is achieved through the objective, to determine the essence of setbacks in developmental projects in Anambra Capital Territory. As a result of non-compliance with road setbacks for development, ACT had become characterized by inadequate and deteriorated road network, walkways, unregulated building patterns, poor sanitation, uncontrolled street trading, mountains of garbage and chaotic transport system creating traffic and human congestion, noise pollution and overcrowding, among others. This work intends to address these issues and educate the citizens how road setbacks are essential. To achieve the stated aim, the study determined the essence of the sited structures to set standards in ACT. The foremost causes of non- compliance with road setbacks in ACT approved by professionals and non- professionals were also identified. The findings conclude that since there is a severe environmental effect in ACT, there is need for environmental education and awareness in the area, to educate the public on the importance of implementing road setbacks. When people understand the reasons for urban planning, they will be far less likely to violate the legal construction standards and will likewise make objections known. 
Decentralised Land Tenure, Governance Frameworks, and Rural Development Outcomes: A Technical Review of the Land Use Act (1978) in Nnobi, Nigeria Okafor, Benedicta Njideka
International Journal of Administration and Education (IJAE) Volume 2, Number 3, September 2025
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This study is concerned with the effects of Land Use Act on rural land development in Nigeria with reference to Nnobi as a rural area. Obviously, the law was enacted barley 30 years ago but seems to be a recent innovation to many Nigerians especially in rural areas. The Act conflicts so much with the traditional land proprietary structure in the Southern Nigeria in particular which was predominantly owned by communities. It introduced more controversies and fear from most Nigeria than any previous Act. The importance to the profession of Estate Management of such a radical piece of legislation as the Land Use Act cannot be over emphasized. It is true that laws are for the judiciary to make and interpret, but laws and policies affecting land are also matters in which profession Estate surveyors and valuers as experts on land matters ought to take the front row in offering the benefit of his expertise. Questionnaire and interview methods were mainly used. The purposive sampling technique was used and one hundred twenty (120) respondents. Personal observation was also used to complement the information gathered. The result shows that people especially those living in rural areas are mostly not aware of the Act let alone its provisions on rural land as an avenue for rural land development. This wide ignorant of the Act, by the people has completely retarded the pace of development in our rural areas as well as the socio-economic conditions of the people. After examining the effects of the Act on rural land development in the area concerned and other allied issues, recommendations were made based on the findings for efficient and effective implementation of the Act in rural areas cum rural Lands of Nigeria and if strictly adhered to will go a long way to achieving overall objectives for which the Act was enacted.
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