RSU Students Tour Edo, Study Obaseki’s Housing Reforms

The far-reaching reforms of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State housing sector have attracted students of the Department of Estate Management, Rivers State University (RSU), who are in the state on a field trip as part of their academic programme.
The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., who welcomed the students to Government House in Benin City, assured them of a peaceful and beautiful stay in Benin City.
The tour includes visits to Andrew Wilson Estate, Emotan Gardens Estate and the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
Conducting the students round the estates, Executive Chairman, Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA), Isoken Omo said the Andrew Wilson Estate at PZ Road, Benin City is the first housing estate built in Benin, with 64 flats of semi-detached two-bedroom apartments, which is mainly occupied by civil servants.
Omo noted that the state government was working towards giving a facelift to the estate with modern facilities which will increase the value of the property.
At the Emotan Gardens Estate being developed through a joint venture partnership between EDPA and a private property developer, MIXTA Africa Plc, the EDPA boss said the estate, which sits on a 7-hectare land is planned to provide affordable housing for residents in the state.