EDO indigenes in the Diaspora would no longer have to cry bitterly or bite their fingers over money sent home to relatives to build houses for them which at the end of the day would not be accounted for.
The Governor Obaseki administration has take lasting measures to counter it by unveiling plans to build new towns and estates aimed at decongesting Benin City, with special packages for the diaspora community.
The disclosure was made by Isoken Omo, the executive chairman of Edo Property Development Authority (EDPA) while speaking with newsmen at the Government House in Benin City.
EDPA, she said, has been mandated to mandate to pursue housing and estate development projects for the benefit of the people in the state as well as open up investment opportunities for Edo indigenes in the diaspora.
She said: According to her, “We want to engage with people. Fifty percent of Edo people are in the diaspora, internally or externally. The internal Diaspora include those in Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, and even those spread across West Africa. But then, we still have those who are far-flung, in places like Europe and America. A lot of them would send money home for their relatives to build houses.
“These relatives would send them pictures, but when these people come back, they would meet nothing. So, we are trying to tell them that we have a governor we can trust and who understands business. He is going to give these people the assurance they need to bring the money in. We want to create estates, but it will not be a diaspora estate, because I do not think it is the way to go as it exposes them to all sorts of issues.
According to her, EDPA would set aside sections in the planned estates that would be reserved for those in the diaspora to own, noting, “We can do 100-units and give them 40.''
'' They would either get them through a diaspora bond, or buy directly, through a portal on the agency’s website. There would be flexible packages, which would include mortgages and at the end of the day, they won’t hear stories.”, she added.
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