Title:
THE MORALITY OF PROPERTY ACQUISITION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA

Authors:
Fabianmartins Obungwah ,Nigeria

Abstract:
The belief that some behaviours are right and acceptable and that other behaviours are wrong concerning property acquisition in contemporary Nigeria society has been there over time, which in fact has socio-cultural and business undertone. Morality in this sense includes meta-ethics and abstract studies which questions individuals moral ontology, moral epistemology, normative ethics, and more concrete systems of moral decision-making such as deontological ethics and consequentialism. Property acquisition is obtained for the purpose of future business and also a source of passing inheritance to a person’s generation. The morality of property acquisition includes gaining of property through possession, prescription and agreement. This study therefore explored the morality of property acquisition done for investment purposes, embezzlement of fund, transfer of ownership and retirement purposes. It concluded therefore that, morality is an issue of societal values and ethics. It is of value that property acquisition such as land, building and other tangible assets be owned by an individual irrespective of age. It is recommended that property acquisition should be done under the morality of the society, property acquisition should not lead to unmoral characteristics of the society, government should satellite the political office holders and civil servants on property acquisition through whistle- blower through the public and appropriate punishment should be meant on the persons that breach the law because of property acquisition.