Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF)
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Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) Public Disclosure Authorized FOR Rural Access and Mobility Project II (RAMP II) IN Public Disclosure Authorized Adamawa, Enugu, Niger and Osun States BY Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU) Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development NAIC House, Plot 590, Zone AO, Airport Road, Central Area, Abuja Telephone: 09-872605 Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared By Earthguards Limited: Sustainable Development Consultants Suite 45 (3rd Floor), God’s Own Plaza, 4 Takum Close, Area 11 Garki, F.C.T. Abuja Tel: +234 (09) 8707469, +234 - 8033740948, Email:; [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.earthguards.net Updated by Joseph C. OKEIBUNOR, PhD Public Disclosure Authorized Department of Sociology/Anthropology University of Nigeria, Nsukka [email protected] +234 806 32907671 Adamawa, Enugu, Niger & Osun RAMP II Projects RPF Page 0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are grateful to the following persons and organizations for their cooperation, contributions and assistance towards the successful execution of this assignment . The World Bank and French Development Agency teams, for making available the necessary financial requirements for the success of this assignment . The National Coordinator Nigeria RAMP II and his staff for the logistic support we received in the execution of this assignment . The State Coordinators in Adamawa, Enugu, Niger and Osun for giving us their valuable time and audience and arranging very successful consultation meetings irrespective of the short notices we gave on each occasion we visited the states. The support of their staff is also acknowledged and highly appreciated. We continued to call on them for additional materials long after we left their States and they obliged us without a grudge . The Hon. Commissioners of the relevant MDAs we consulted with during the execution of this assignment for their support . Community members provided important information and contributed to the success of the mission . Last but not least immense gratitude to staff for tirelessly working on making the document a success. William Opare, all the way in Ghana helped with the development of the maps. His contributions are deeply appreciated Adamawa, Enugu, Niger & Osun RAMP II Projects RPF Page i RAMP II TABLE OF CONTENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................... I TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................................................................................. II LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................................... V LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................................. VI LIST OF MAPS ....................................................................................................................................................... VII LIST OF BOXES .................................................................................................................................................... VIII LIST OF ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................. IX LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................. X DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS ........................................................................................................................... XII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... XIV 1.0: GENERAL INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 OBJECTIVE OF RAMP II ................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BANK’S RESETTLEMENT POLICY .................................................................................. 4 1.4 THE NEED FOR RAMP II RPF .......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.5 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE RFP ............................................................................................................................................ 7 1.6 SCOPE OF THE RPF ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 1.7 RAMP II AND THE PRINCIPLE OF INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ............................................................................................. 9 1.8 RAMP II SUB-PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLE ......................................................................................................... 10 2.0: METHODOLOGY FOR THE RPF PREPARATION .................................................................................... 11 2.1 REVIEW OF LITERATURE/EXISTING RPF ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.2 STAKEHOLDERS/PUBLIC CONSULTATION ........................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Data Gathering and Reconnaissance Survey/visits to States .......................................................................... 11 2.2.2 Organizing and Integrating Data for Coherency- Putting It all Together...................................................... 12 3.0: PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 13 3.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2 PROJECT LOCATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3 ROAD TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................................... 17 3.4 POPULATION............................................................................................................................................................... 19 2.5 SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF SETTLEMENTS ........................................................................................ 19 3.6 ECONOMY .................................................................................................................................................................. 19 3.7 SOCIAL CAPITAL ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.8 CULTURAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................................................................. 20 3.9 SOCIAL STRUCTURE/TRENDS AND SOCIAL GROUPS .............................................................................................................. 20 3.10 RAMP II - A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH................................................................................................ 22 3.11 POTENTIALLY AFFECTED PERSONS AND THE NUMBERS LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED ....................................................................... 22 3.11.1 Categories of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) ............................................................................................ 22 3.11.2 Eligibility Criteria ........................................................................................................................................ 23 4.0: LEGAL/INSTITUTIONAL GUIDELINES, REQUIREMENTS AND SAFEGUARD POLICIES ............... 24 4.1 LAND OWNERSHIP IN NIGERIA ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Adamawa, Enugu, Niger & Osun RAMP II Projects RPF Page ii RAMP II 4.2 NIGERIAN LEGAL/INSTITUTIONAL GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................... 26 4.2.1 Land Use Act of 1978 and Resettlement Procedures ...................................................................................... 26 4.2.2 Forestry Act .................................................................................................................................................... 29 4.2.3 National Environmental Regulations, S.I 27 of 2009, .................................................................................... 29 4.3 INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES .......................................................................................................................................... 29 4.3.1 WORLD BANK POLICY