Land acquisition is the legal process of acquiring lands (vacant or inhabited) of Individual citizens or organization by the government or its agencies for any legal purpose. v MODES OF ACQUISITION The mode of acquisition of title to a land is very important. This is because in an action for declaration of title to land, the claimant must be able to trace his title to the original owner. He must not only prove the title through his predecessor in title, he must also prove a valid transfer of the interest to him. Title to land may be either original or derivative. An original title is one that is the very root, and not derived from any other source, it is the foundation of the title beyond which there is no other title. 1. SUCCESSION : An individual may acquire interest in land by way of succession either testate or intestate. a. WILLS: An owner of land or a holder of any interest in land has always had the