The Managing Director, OPIC, Mr. Babajide Odusolu has promised that the corporation under his watch will deliver 1000 units of housing across the OPIC Estates annually.This he said is its organisation way of complementing the State Government efforts at making the State an industrial hub for economic growth. Mr. Babajide disclosed this at a press conference in Abeokuta on the Corporation’s plan to further enhance housing development in the State.
The OPIC boss said that the delivery plan of the housing units was to commence by the end of year 2015 and was imperative for the Corporation to meet the housing needs of the people across the State, noting that OPIC has opened up its estates within and outside Abeokuta metropolis, the development which he said was part of the Corporation’s strategy to achieve the Urban Renewal goal of the present administration.
He said further that the houses would be made affordable and accessible with quality infrastructural facilities that would withstand the test of time.
[quote_center]“Part of our strategy is the opening-up of the State Estates and making them affordable and accessible to prospective buyers with all the necessary infrastructural facilities to make the estates conducive in line with the normal practise of the Corporation,”[/quote_center] Odusolu said.
He said the Corporation has entered into agreement with selected banks to manage and regulate prospective buyers accounts in their banks on OPIC credit advantage for transparency and easy accountability.
In the meantimee, the Corporation has begun the construction of phase II of the Orange Valley Estate, Agbara/Igbesa Industrial Estate phase II, development of New Makun city Sagamu, MTR Garden, Isheri in Ifo Local Government Area, OPIC Estate, Alamala in Abeokuta North Area of Ogun State.
