The Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA) have handed over 68 housing units to subscribers of its affordable housing scheme at the Emotan Gardens Estate in Benin City.
The state government also rewarded two outstanding teachers with a unit each: a biology teacher at Asoro Grammar School, Mrs Benedicta Idele, who emerged first runner-up in the 2021 Maltina Teacher of the Year competition; and Mrs Noragbon Enogiomwan Osaru, who was Edo’s Best Head Teacher in 2018 and Second Best Head Teacher nationally in the same year.
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Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Managing Director (MD) of EDPA, Mr John Zedomi, said the buildings in phase one had been completed and were ready, while all was set for the construction of the second phase of the project.
He said, “Today is the handover ceremony of 68 units of the first phase of Emotan Estate to a few subscribers who have collected their keys.
“Two of the recipients are people who Governor Godwin Obaseki pledged to give units as a reward for hard work and dedication to service. We have handed over three units to three subscribers, but all the units are ready for handing over.
“We are about to commence another 140 units of houses following the commitment of Governor Obaseki to reduce the housing deficit in Edo State.”
He further said the second phase would be an upgrade in design, size and amenities, with power supply from the Ossiomo Power Company, adequate security and title documents.
He said, “Environmental sustainability is one of the thematic pillars of the Obaseki-led administration, and there will be a central sewage system in the upgraded units.
“Ossiomo Power is coming here; the vigilante network is already here protecting the area, and a post will be built here to have a police presence.”
