Abstract: Land has been a major pivot of physical development in virtually every parts of the world including Nigeria. This study examines the level of land acquisition by the local planning authorities and examines level of successes, problems and prospect of planning schemes and their physical development. Based on these, a comprehensive study of the existing thirty local government areas in the state was undertaken. A randomly selected number of 150 people residing in the towns where planning schemes are located where interviewed to ascertain their awareness of the planning. Another randomly set of allotees of the schemes were also interviewed to know their general opinion about planning schemes in general. The questionnaire administration was accompanied by site inspection to examine the existing planning schemes in each of the local planning authorities in other to access the level of provision of infrastructure and implementation of the planning schemes. The study identifies, among other problems; political interference in the affairs of the local planning authorities, paucity of data, delayed implementation of planning scheme, staffing problems and lack of autonomy of the planning authorities among others. The study concedes to the fact that the local planning authorities are powerful agents for land acquisition and recommends that they should be treated fairly and encouraged adequately in order to deliver their expected roles and duties to the public.