Planning and Land Administration Challenges in Developing New Cities: The Abuja Experience in Nigeria
Ibrahim Usman Jibril
The decision to relocate the capital city of Nigeria from Lagos in the south to a central location of Abuja was taken almost four decades ago. It is spacious with easy access to all parts of the Federation. The Master Plan of the new city of Abuja was submitted in 1979. Actual development activities started in the early 1980s. The relocation of the seat of the Federal Government from Lagos to Abuja was effected in 1991. The Master Plan provided an organized pattern of land use and development guidelines for 500 hectares of government activity, 891 hectares of service, 12,486 hectares of residential land, 920 hectares of light industry, 1,840 hectares of transport infrastructure, 561 hectares of commercial, and 8,300 hectares of open and recreational landd (P. 5 MP). It stipulates a maximum population of 3 million people after 25 years of development after which population growth would be accommodated in satellite towns.
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