By: Ike Philip Abiagom
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his is a good time for every stakeholder in the real estate sector, especially those connected, in one way or the other with Engr. Emma Oshia, the Chairman /Managing Director of a popular real estate company in Ibusa, Emmalix Trade and Investment Ltd. this week, The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Oshimili North Chapter, elected popular property guru, Engr. Emma Oshia as the Chairman of REDAN, Oshimili North chapter, Delta State.
Oshia, clichéd the new status , in Oshimili North LGA, He emerged unopposed at the chapter’s election held within REDAN’s secretariat.
The National Vice Chairman, South-South region, Sir Elili Omoefe, who was accompanied by the State Vice Chairman, Barr Odede Caesar, gave a detailed overview of what REDAN stands out for and the numerous benefits accrued to registered developers, such as access to financial grants to aid their businesses and secured policies to cooperate firms, as it centers on real estate companies.
Noting further that REDAN is a National body accredited by the federal government as a regulatory agency for properties and real estate development in the country, the bill establishing REDAN has passed the second reading at the National Assembly.
Prior his chairmanship, Oshia who is the Chief Executive Officer, Emmalix Trade and Investment Limited, with over 15 housing estates in Oshimili North Local Government Area, has pledged to pursue programmes and initiatives that would drastically advance the cause of members of the association.
In his acceptance speech, the new chairman, said that the first thing he would embark on is to get government see developers as strategic partners and not people who are just concerned about making profit.
He said, “We need to change the way government see developers. We want them to see us as strategic partners, not as people who are just concerned about making profit. Because we have common objectives in terms of providing housing, government has the basic responsibility of providing shelter and we are like an instrumentality through which such could be accomplished.
“So, it is important for them to see us as strategic partners because by the time you solve the issue of housing, almost everything is solved. You can be sure of having a crime free environment and a healthy, free environment as well as providing jobs for the people,” he said.
REDAN is a professional body of real estate developers recognised by the Federal Government and saddled with the responsibility of providing affordable housing in the country.
In a congratulatory message, issued by the Council Chairman Hon Innocent Esewezie, Oshimili North Local Government Area, to the newly inaugurated team, he charged them to take Cooperate Social Responsibility into cognizance, with over 40 subsidiaries of PWAN in Oshimili North Local Government Area and 17 in Igbuzor, the host community, PWAN with its large real estate magnate is hereby welcomed to collaborate with the council, towards executing notable projects, such as erecting an international ultra modern market in Igbuzor and further developing other communities within the local government, with the constant influx of real estate developers, because ours is to provide and enabling ground for your businesses to thrive.
He further noted that through the implementation of the Public and Private Properties Protection Bye-Laws, REDAN will work in synergy with the Council to identify deviants who break laws within the local government, as it concerns land resources and provide said information to relevant authorities for prosecution.
