In a bid to put an end to the housing problem in Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano has entered into a strategic partnership with Senator Annie Okonkwo’s Topwide Ventures to construct a new estate in Awka, writes Anayo Okolie

On assumption of office, Governor Willie Obiano promised to make Anambra State the first choice investment destination, hub of industrialisation and commercial activities by creating social and business friendly environment that would attract both foreigners and indigenes to invest in Anambra.

And since coming on board, Obiano has demonstrated seriousness in the implementation of his housing policy to ensure delivery of housing estates in the state. In order to ensure that sufficient homes are provided for low, middle and high income earners in Anambra following his promise, the state government led by Obiano in collaboration with Topwide Ventures Limited owned by Senator Annie Okonkwo recently entered into a strategic partnership to construct several homes in Awka.



The construction of the new hous­ing estate, Eagles Hill Es­tate Awka, flagged off by Obiano is estimated to gulp $3.4m which is about N1.4 billion. The project, which is in the heart of the state capital, would consist of about 98 units of flats, 42 units of an­other set of flats and 50 high rising apartments as well as various types of houses in­cluding duplexes and high rise apartments.

The estate is however, sitting on 24 hectares of land donated by Ezinano Community in Awka South Local Govern­ment Area and it is expected to be completed within 18 months. The estate, financed by Senator Annie Okonkwo, who represented Anambra Central in the 6th Senate, has provisions for a shopping complex, offices, a police post, schools and hospital.

Okonk­wo would contribute 90 per cent of the funds while the state government would contribute 10 per cent and on completion, the profit shar­ing formula would be 85 per cent for the investor, who is the investor, 10 per cent for the state government and 5 per cent for the host community.
Obiano, who ap­pealed to the youths of the community not to disrupt work on the site, said that the project would create about 2000 direct and indi­rect jobs.

He said with the take-off of the project, his adminis­tration had attracted invest­ments of about 4.8 billion dollars since assumption of office, adding that the project was the 27th he had attracted to the state.
According to him, this brings to eight, the total number of companies his administration has signed on in real estate development in the state, to build about 120,000 housing units.

The governor noted that with the adequate security of lives and property which his administration has put in place, a lot of people are now relocating to Anambra, a development that presents the challenge of inadequate housing facilities, hence the increased efforts of his administration at providing housing services for citizens.
The governor, who promised to remodel Awka, immediately after taking oath of office, said his administration will re-design and remodel Awka to meet the structural and aesthetic requirements of a 21st Century city that Anambarians can all be proud of.

According to him, “my administration shall launch Anambra into a new economic phase through what I call the four pillars of development and they include aggressive mechanised agriculture, oil and gas, trade and commerce, and industrialisation. We shall provide an enabling environment for our traders to switch from importation to manufacturing the goods they currently import to Anambra. We shall introduce e-Commerce and build ultra-modern markets and Shopping Malls and revamp existing ones with new amenities.

Anambra State, Obiano said hosts a large number of industrial clusters. “My administration will strengthen this advantage with an appropriate policy framework that will boost our indigenous capacity in this sector. This will have a direct impact on wealth creation in the state and bring down unemployment.”

Thanking Okonkwo for partnering with the state, Obiano expressed hope that the construction phase will generate economic activities that will create wealth opportunities for the people to enable them stay afloat in the face of the present economic recession.

The governor also urged other high networth Ndi Anambra to heed his administration’s call to bring their investments home, assuring them of maximum returns.

While commending the governor and the host community for their support, Senator Okonkwo, who is sponsoring the construction of the Eagles Hill Estate, expressed happiness that he was able to bring to Anambra the type of projects he had seen in other major cities in the world.

“We are delighted to partner with Anambra State Government under the dynamic leadership of Chief Willie Obiano, whose commitment to the rapid transformation of the housing sector is not in doubt. The fact that the governor’s ‘Think Home Hospitality’ is bearing the desired fruits gladdens our hearts. This is evident with the number of Anambra sons and daughters from various parts of the country indicating interest to join the governor’s vision to develop the state.”

Okonkwo said the investment could not have been possible if Governor Obiano had not created a conducive environment that favoured investments. The senator said that though Obiano had excelled in the area of security, that his greatest achievement since coming to office was the unification of Anambra people irrespective of their political affiliations.
According to him, “Obiano is a Governor that does not discriminate in the development of the state and it is what he is doing that is attracting our people from all parts of the world to come home and invest.

“With what he is doing, Anambra State will soon become a home for tourism in Nigeria and it will not take long for the state to become self sufficient in many sectors of the economy. He therefore needs the support of Anambra people to actualise his programmes.

“Though I do not belong to the same political party with Obiano, I would not hesitate to say that he has done more than any other person that had governed the state in the past,” the senator stated.
Okonkwo, however, acknowledged that Obiano’s greatest achievement is his ability to unify Ndi Anambra irrespective of party affiliations and galvanise them towards the state’s development, and assured that they were committed to executing the project within the specified time frame, pledging to continue to support the governor.

The Chairman of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency(ANSIPPA) who is also the traditional ruler of Umuoji, HRH Igwe Cyril Enweze, on his part believe that apart from its capacity to improve housing services to the people, the project will also contribute significantly to urban development and boost the state’s capacity to IGR.

The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Renewal, Mr. Frank Offor, disclosed that housing remains a key enabler for the present administration which it has been able to attract so much investment in and his ministry will follow through for effective execution.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/12/02/anambra-govt-topwide-ventures-to-end-housing-problem-in-awka/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Igbo Amaka

Ok

Kudos Senator Annie Okonkwo

this is a sponsored post abi did Obiano pay you guys or na the Senator. please tell us when its completed abeg

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Cool....

Laudable PPP venture.

Anambra Govt is making sense.
I wonder the albatrosses that swear for Benue state governors, very redundant sets of nodowells.
sighs....

on the contrary.
I love coming here to read the comments. Some people (like myself at times) are obsessed with reading comments. For example, we find you reading this comment right now, which does not contain any useful information, only curiosity, that drives you to waste your time. Have a good day.

Obiano doing us proud

I hope this ain't another scam?

Obiano, uche gi di kwa ya oh..

Nice One!!

How can 1. Something billion naira achieve all this including many high rise buildings? Am surprise shaa.

Nice one Willie.. Thank you for having the interest of Anambrains at heart.

onward4life:


Hdhdh

I hope this isn't another attack dog post?

SycophanticGoat:


I hope this isn't another attack dog post?

No My phone was faulty.

Sorrie

onward4life:


No My phone was faulty.

Sorrie

Lol.. I thought it was that guy that claims to be from Anambra but always attacking other SE fellows.. Sorry about that..

virginboy1:
Anambra Govt is making sense.
I wonder the albatrosses that swear for Benue state governors, very redundant sets of nodowells.
sighs....

on the contrary.
I love coming here to read the comments. Some people (like myself at times) are obsessed with reading comments. For example, we find you reading this comment right now, which does not contain any useful information, only curiosity, that drives you to waste your time. Have a good day.

LOL SOMEBODY DEY VEX SERIOUSLY.

nice

basilo102:
In a bid to put an end to the housing problem in Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano has entered into a strategic partnership with Senator Annie Okonkwo’s Topwide Ventures to construct a new estate in Awka, writes Anayo Okolie

On assumption of office, Governor Willie Obiano promised to make Anambra State the first choice investment destination, hub of industrialisation and commercial activities by creating social and business friendly environment that would attract both foreigners and indigenes to invest in Anambra.

And since coming on board, Obiano has demonstrated seriousness in the implementation of his housing policy to ensure delivery of housing estates in the state. In order to ensure that sufficient homes are provided for low, middle and high income earners in Anambra following his promise, the state government led by Obiano in collaboration with Topwide Ventures Limited owned by Senator Annie Okonkwo recently entered into a strategic partnership to construct several homes in Awka.



The construction of the new hous­ing estate, Eagles Hill Es­tate Awka, flagged off by Obiano is estimated to gulp $3.4m which is about N1.4 billion. The project, which is in the heart of the state capital, would consist of about 98 units of flats, 42 units of an­other set of flats and 50 high rising apartments as well as various types of houses in­cluding duplexes and high rise apartments.

The estate is however, sitting on 24 hectares of land donated by Ezinano Community in Awka South Local Govern­ment Area and it is expected to be completed within 18 months. The estate, financed by Senator Annie Okonkwo, who represented Anambra Central in the 6th Senate, has provisions for a shopping complex, offices, a police post, schools and hospital.

Okonk­wo would contribute 90 per cent of the funds while the state government would contribute 10 per cent and on completion, the profit shar­ing formula would be 85 per cent for the investor, who is the investor, 10 per cent for the state government and 5 per cent for the host community.
Obiano, who ap­pealed to the youths of the community not to disrupt work on the site, said that the project would create about 2000 direct and indi­rect jobs.

He said with the take-off of the project, his adminis­tration had attracted invest­ments of about 4.8 billion dollars since assumption of office, adding that the project was the 27th he had attracted to the state.
According to him, this brings to eight, the total number of companies his administration has signed on in real estate development in the state, to build about 120,000 housing units.

The governor noted that with the adequate security of lives and property which his administration has put in place, a lot of people are now relocating to Anambra, a development that presents the challenge of inadequate housing facilities, hence the increased efforts of his administration at providing housing services for citizens.
The governor, who promised to remodel Awka, immediately after taking oath of office, said his administration will re-design and remodel Awka to meet the structural and aesthetic requirements of a 21st Century city that Anambarians can all be proud of.

According to him, “my administration shall launch Anambra into a new economic phase through what I call the four pillars of development and they include aggressive mechanised agriculture, oil and gas, trade and commerce, and industrialisation. We shall provide an enabling environment for our traders to switch from importation to manufacturing the goods they currently import to Anambra. We shall introduce e-Commerce and build ultra-modern markets and Shopping Malls and revamp existing ones with new amenities.

Anambra State, Obiano said hosts a large number of industrial clusters. “My administration will strengthen this advantage with an appropriate policy framework that will boost our indigenous capacity in this sector. This will have a direct impact on wealth creation in the state and bring down unemployment.”

Thanking Okonkwo for partnering with the state, Obiano expressed hope that the construction phase will generate economic activities that will create wealth opportunities for the people to enable them stay afloat in the face of the present economic recession.

The governor also urged other high networth Ndi Anambra to heed his administration’s call to bring their investments home, assuring them of maximum returns.

While commending the governor and the host community for their support, Senator Okonkwo, who is sponsoring the construction of the Eagles Hill Estate, expressed happiness that he was able to bring to Anambra the type of projects he had seen in other major cities in the world.

“We are delighted to partner with Anambra State Government under the dynamic leadership of Chief Willie Obiano, whose commitment to the rapid transformation of the housing sector is not in doubt. The fact that the governor’s ‘Think Home Hospitality’ is bearing the desired fruits gladdens our hearts. This is evident with the number of Anambra sons and daughters from various parts of the country indicating interest to join the governor’s vision to develop the state.”

Okonkwo said the investment could not have been possible if Governor Obiano had not created a conducive environment that favoured investments. The senator said that though Obiano had excelled in the area of security, that his greatest achievement since coming to office was the unification of Anambra people irrespective of their political affiliations.
According to him, “Obiano is a Governor that does not discriminate in the development of the state and it is what he is doing that is attracting our people from all parts of the world to come home and invest.

“With what he is doing, Anambra State will soon become a home for tourism in Nigeria and it will not take long for the state to become self sufficient in many sectors of the economy. He therefore needs the support of Anambra people to actualise his programmes.

“Though I do not belong to the same political party with Obiano, I would not hesitate to say that he has done more than any other person that had governed the state in the past,” the senator stated.
Okonkwo, however, acknowledged that Obiano’s greatest achievement is his ability to unify Ndi Anambra irrespective of party affiliations and galvanise them towards the state’s development, and assured that they were committed to executing the project within the specified time frame, pledging to continue to support the governor.

The Chairman of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency(ANSIPPA) who is also the traditional ruler of Umuoji, HRH Igwe Cyril Enweze, on his part believe that apart from its capacity to improve housing services to the people, the project will also contribute significantly to urban development and boost the state’s capacity to IGR.

The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Renewal, Mr. Frank Offor, disclosed that housing remains a key enabler for the present administration which it has been able to attract so much investment in and his ministry will follow through for effective execution.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/12/02/anambra-govt-topwide-ventures-to-end-housing-problem-in-awka/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

HOW CAN SOMEONE APPLY?. ANY IDEAS?.

by g

mad people!!!!...another MOU ba!!...how come we see the MOU this our willy willy governors signs than the actual execution of these projects...ok ooo..


lemme just be looking na.

Bro this is not really making sense... Just do road on the land... divide it into plots.. . People will surely buy them up and develop them before u know it.. Instead of dashing ur friend 24 hectares of land

Connection

SycophanticGoat:


Lol.. I thought it was that guy that claims to be from Anambra but always attacking other SE fellows.. Sorry about that..

Really well am not.

But can't make it home for cris mas. Dnt ask me why. Or else that guy was right!

SycophanticGoat:


Lol.. I thought it was that guy that claims to be from Anambra but always attacking other SE fellows.. Sorry about that..

Really well am not.

But can't make it home for cris mas

Am so stuck up here

Don't ask me why. Or else that guy was right!

buchilino:


HOW CAN SOMEONE APPLY?. ANY IDEAS?.

So you quoted the entire post just to ask this question. Na waoo.

Kudos....

Ambode sef dey work for Lagos State ooo

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You need to ask anyone from Ojoto the reputation of Annie Okonkwo. Annie Okonkwo that constructed an overhead water tank in his native village and said that he had constructed water borehole as part of his constituency project. On the commissioning day the tap was opened and water flowed and there was great rejoicing. But after the commissioning, water never flowed again. It turned out that Annie Okonkwo simply got the tank filled with water just for commissioning; there is actually no borehole. In his own village!

That is the kind of person Obiano is partnering with. Obiano is a fraud.

That's interesting. We need more of these partnerships as it is very clear government cannot do much but at least create the environment for investors to come in and then you get your percentage.

Very nice move, I hope to see it materialize in the time frame given.

In other news, someone is just looking for ways to squeeze the little out of the already impoverished populace. No atom of imagination or creativity yet they say igbos love money... NO, IGBOs LOVE MAKING MONEY and take pride in achievement and productivity.

If the government at the center can just "borrow" an igbo man's brain for 6 months we'll see there are avenues to make money without this marathon taxation and price hike.

..but then, somebody somewhere will still comman go and kolobi the money again.

OK I give up, tenks.


Just Donelli