THE IMPORT AND PURPORT OF SECTION 22
Giving the fact that several subsequent transactions may be done by a holder of a statutory or customary right of occupancy, as well as taking cognizance of section 1 of the Land Use Act which vested all lands in the State in the Governor, as a trustee of the people, the inference or the purport of section 22 is to ensure that the Governor is carried along as regards subsequent transactions in realty dealings. Thus, where a person intends to purchase a property, he needs to enquire on the kind of title the vendor possess, and where the vendor is an holder of a statutory right of occupancy, the vendor must be ready and willing to assist and or furnish the prospective purchaser of any document(s) of title in his possession, for the purpose of receiving the consent of the governor by the purchaser. Where alienation is done without the requisite consent, the entire transaction and or conveyance shall be declared null and void by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Giving the fact that several subsequent transactions may be done by a holder of a statutory or customary right of occupancy, as well as taking cognizance of section 1 of the Land Use Act which vested all lands in the State in the Governor, as a trustee of the people, the inference or the purport of section 22 is to ensure that the Governor is carried along as regards subsequent transactions in realty dealings. Thus, where a person intends to purchase a property, he needs to enquire on the kind of title the vendor possess, and where the vendor is an holder of a statutory right of occupancy, the vendor must be ready and willing to assist and or furnish the prospective purchaser of any document(s) of title in his possession, for the purpose of receiving the consent of the governor by the purchaser. Where alienation is done without the requisite consent, the entire transaction and or conveyance shall be declared null and void by a court of competent jurisdiction.
