Section 11: Compulsory acquisition of land.

(1) Whenever there is any hindrance to the acquisition by the Board of any land required for any purpose of the Board under this Act (including any failure by the Board to reach agreement as to the amount to be paid in respect of the acquisition), the Minister, on the application of the Board and after such enquiry as he may think fit, may declare that the land is required for the service of the Board.
(2) Where a declaration is made under subsection (1) of this section, the land to which the declaration relates shall be deemed to be land required for a public purpose of the Federation, within the meaning of the Land Use Act, and the President-
(a) may cause action to be taken under that Act for acquiring the land for the Federal Government; or
(b) if the land is customary land, may issue a requisition under section 28 (3) of the Land Use Act for the revocation of any rights relating to the land.
(3) Where a declaration has been made under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any land other than customary land and-
(a) the land has been acquired pursuant to subsection (2) (a) of this section; or
(b)
the President is satisfied that there are no rights subsisting in respect of the land,
the President may vest the land in the Board by means of a certificate under the hand and seal of the Registrar of Deeds.
(4) Where a declaration has been made under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any customary land and-
(a) the rights relating thereto have been revoked pursuant to subsection (2) (b) of this section; or
(b)
the Governor of the State in which the land is situated is satisfied that there are no rights subsisting in respect of the land,
the Governor in question may grant to the Board a right of occupancy of the land on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(5) The compensation, if any, payable under the Land Use Act for the acquisition of any land under this section or payable under the Land Use Act for the revocation of any rights relating to the land, as the case may be, shall in the first instance be paid by the Federal Government, but the Board shall refund to that Government any compensation so paid and all incidental expenses incurred by that Government.
(6) A plan of any land referred to in subsection (1) of this section-
(a) containing measurements of the boundaries of the land;
(b) showing the relationship of the land to any sufficient identifying mark; and
(c)
signed by the Director,
shall be a sufficient description of the land for the purposes of an application under that subsection.
(7) The Board shall not, without the approval in writing of-
(a) the President; or
(b)
in the case of customary land, the Governor of the State in which the land is situated,
alienate, mortgage, charge or demise any immovable property which has been vested in the Board under this section or in respect of which a right of occupancy has been so granted to the Board.
(8) In this section "customary land" has the same meaning as in the Land Use Act.