Benin/Land tenure and transhumance at the heart of the second session of the CDCC of Atacora in Natitingou

Published on 16/10/2021 | La rédaction

Benin

The members of the departmental council of consultation and coordination of Atacora, during the work of the second ordinary session of the year 2021, held this Thursday at the prefecture of Natitingou, under the effective presence of the prefect, Lydie Déré Chabi Nah and the chargé de mission of the president of the republic to the transhumance, the general controller of the police Nazaire Hounnonkpè, have, in the bend of communications and sharing of experiences, exchanged on the securisation of the rural land.

The first communication of this session was dedicated to sharing experiences on good practices in securing rural land tenure, the case of Borgou. Presented by the land expert in charge of monitoring and evaluation of the LPRP, Mohamed Salifou, this communication enabled the members of the Atacora departmental consultation and coordination council to share their experiences.The communication enabled the members of the Atacora departmental consultation and coordination council to understand the issue of rural land tenure security and the content of key aspects of the new land tenure code (CFD). The communicator also went through the modes of access to rural land, the proof of land rights, the acts of presumption of ownership and the contracts translating the right of use.

The communication on the functioning of the conciliation tribunals in the Atacora department focused on their composition and their competence in the jurisdictional instances.

"The conciliation courts have jurisdiction in all matters except modern civil, criminal, individual labour and personal status disputes. Under the terms of article 26 in fine of the law on the organization of the judiciary in RB, referral to the conciliation court is optional. However, in rural land matters, referral to the courts must be preceded, at the option of the parties, byHowever, in rural land matters, the referral to the courts must be preceded, at the choice of the parties, by an attempt at conciliation by the competent conciliation court or an attempt at amicable settlement", explained among others, Christine Akohouhouè, judge at the court of Natitingou.

It was also a question for the mayors to give a progress report on the functioning of the communal agro-pastoral committees and the activities carried out. This point was reinforced by the communication of the chargé de mission of the president of the republic, the general controller of police Nazaire Hounnonkpè. In his speech, he recalled the prerogatives of mayors, district chiefs, neighbourhood and village chiefs in matters of pastoralism.

Several other topics were discussed during this session, including those relating to the activities carried out by the departmental technical committee of subdivision and the validation of sub-projects communal Natitingou, Boukoumbé, Matéri and Toucountouna.

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