15/07/2025
You Dey Japa? No Just Pack Bag — Arrange Your Property First!
To comot from Naija no be only flight and visa matter.
If you get land, house, or business wey you wan leave behind —
You gats protect am before you waka comot.
If you no do the right thing, your property fit enter:
❌ Family wahala
❌ Confusion
❌ Even person fit collect am wey no get right
Make we yarn the koko — Wetin you gats do:
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🖊️ 1. Give Person Power of Attorney (PoA)
If you wan make person help manage or sell your property while you dey abroad,
Give am Power of Attorney.
But e must be:
✔️ Write am for paper
✔️ Sign am correct
✔️ Register am for Land Registry (if land dey involved)
> No just write for paper and keep — go register am!
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🏠 2. Wan Dash or Sell Property? Use Correct Paper
If na family you wan dash land or house, no just say “I give you” — that one no hold water.
Use Deed of Gift if you no collect money.
Use Deed of Assignment if na sell or money dey involved.
> Sign am, stamp am, and register am.
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📝 3. Dey Rent Your House? Get Tenancy Agreement
No allow person enter your house with just mouth agreement o.
Make sure you write proper agreement wey talk:
How much rent be
How long dem go stay
Who go do wetin
How dem go comot
> E go save you plenty stress later.
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📜 4. Write Your Will — No Dey Wait
Whether you young or old, write Will.
If anything happen, your property no go turn fight ground for family.
> Will dey give peace of mind — to you and your people.
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📋 5. List Wetin You Get & Who Go Look After Am
Na car, TV, furniture, business machine —
Write everything down.
Also talk who go hold am and how dem go manage am.
> So person no go talk say “I no know say na your own.”
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Na Truth Be This:
❌ Verbal promise no be legal document
❌ “Everybody know say na my own” no go work
✅ Only wetin you write, sign, and register go protect you
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You fit dey go abroad...
But your property gats still get legal eye for Naija.