Land tenure under the Land Use Act
"Land is still held under customary tenure even though dominium is in the Governor. The most pervasive effect of the Land Use Act is the diminution of the plenitude of the powers of the holders of land. The character in which they hold remain substantially the same. Thus an owner of customary land remains owner all the same even though he no longer is the ultimate owner. The owner of land, now requires the consent of the Governor to alienate interests which hitherto he could do without such consent."PER BELLO, C.J.N. (Pp.60-61, paras. G-B) GARUBA ABIOYE & ORS. V. SA'ADU YAKUBU & ORS(1991) LPELR-43(SC)
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