A BRIEF HISTORY OF LAND ADMINISTRATION IN LAGOS STATE
With the creation of Decree No.6 publshed in the Federal Republic of Official
Gazette No.14 Vol .65, Government Notice No. 272 of march ,1978,the Land Use and Allocation Committee was born under the leadership of General Olusegun Obasanjo(The milliatary Head of State at the time).
Decree No.6 vested the power to administer,manage and control State Land in the Military Governor of the State.Under the provisions of this decree,the Land Use and allocation committee established in each State,was
charged with the sole responsibility of advising the military Governor on Land administration and management matters
Since then,the Land Use and Allocation Committee has been the power house in terms of the success of Decree No.6 and benefits of land administration for the State's citizenry and Nigeria as a whole.This fact became apparent during the civilian administration of Governor Lateef Jakande by virtue of its attention on Land Use and its revenue for Lagos State and over the years successive adminitration put in place effective and dynamic reforms to ease land use procedures and in turn boost State revenue.
