Segun Ayinde, Abeokuta
Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Ogun State, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, has pledged to support government initiatives to transform the Government Reservation Areas(GRA) across the state.
He made the pledge at a sensitisation talk, organised by the Ministry of Housing for Egba Traditional Council, at the Alake palace, Ake in Abeokuta, to intimate them about the GRA Regeneration Scheme.
The monarch, who expressed his delight about the project promised that Egba indigenes, home and in the diaspora would be encouraged to participate in the new scheme so as to to bring back the lost glory.of GRA Scheme.
“I am very excited today because of the project you brought to me, you can count on my support. I just don’t support, but I realised the development that the project will bring to Egba land. I’m sure with the location of the project, the housing unit to be built will be over subscribed”, Alake submitted.
Alake further implored the State Government to allocate the third phase of the Prince Court Estates in kobape and Kemta Idi -Aba to the remaining successful applicants, to meet up with their housing challenges
Commissioner for Housing, Jagunmolu Omoniyi, while addressing the traditional council members, reeled out successes recorded in the provision of affordable housing to the people of the state, noting that the response received from them prompted the government to continue to build more houses for various categories.
Omoniyi emphasised that the new GRA Regeneration Scheme was meant to create to a modern , vibrant smart city.
“The program is not merely about demolishing and reconstructing, It will bring a total transformation geared towards enhancing economic value of the state”. he stressed
He assured that barring unforseen circumstances, the project would be completed within 18 months, adding that it would also create employment benefits with the engagement of artisans within the community.
Speaking on behalf of the Traditional Council, the duo of Asiwaju OnimoEro and OnimoEro of Egbaland, Engr .Chief Tokunbo Odebunmi and Engr. Chief Adeniyi Akanni thanked the government under the leadership of Governor Dapo Abiodun for taking the bull by the horn with the GRA Regeneration Scheme, asking the government to be transparent about the project.