Abstract
The aim of this paper is to assess the challenges associated with compulsory acquisition exercise in Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria, with a view to proposing residents’ perception. The study adopted the use of quantitative approach and data were collected through questionnaire survey from 162 residents whose property were compulsorily acquired and purposively selected from target population in Bauchi metropolis. The data collected was subjected to descriptive with mean ranking. The finding of this study shows that resistance to allow surveyors to represent claimant, illiteracy of the claimants, inadequate revocation notices, corruption of government officers and inadequate compensations are the problems that moderately affect the exercise. It also reveals that challenges which include inadequate funding of compensation exercise, use of low rate for economic trees, problem of conflicting claims, non-payment of interest on delayed payments, non-enumeration for some economic crops and non-payment for undeveloped land has no any effect on compulsory acquisition and compensation exercise. The paper recommended that government should endeavour to sensitize the general public on the need for land acquisition in the interest of the public and should try as much as possible to be faithful to communicate the purpose of the acquisitions.
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