Mixta Nigeria partners Edo to build 1400-unit Emotan Gardens Estate

As Nigeria clamours for new investment in its housing sector to address identified deficit, Mixta Nigeria has partnered Edo State to build 1400-unit Emotan Gardens Estate in Benin City as part of efforts at enabling the state exit the league of states grappling with inadequate housing.

 According to a statement obtained by BusinessDay in Lagos, the investment Mixta Nigeria is bringing to Edo is substantial and it is hoped that the estate will help to address housing need in the state.

Lawrence Korede, Head, Business Development & Sales at Mixta Nigeria, told journalists in Benin City, Edo State capital, that his company, with its partner, Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA), had hit the ground running with an initial release of about 400 housing units.

 “We are doing 2 and 3-bedroom housing units first which really are the lower priced products; our first release is somewhere around 400 units”, Korede disclosed, assuring that subscribers to the estate would enjoy value for their money in terms of estate infrastructure.

 “For us, value is what is on the table. I will go back to our pedigree. We have done this in Nigeria and we are in other countries in Africa including Senegal, Ivory Coast, among others; we have experience in this field. Depending on where we build an estate, we inculcate some amenities and something to change that environment and give value”.

Emotan Gardens promises one-hectare lake which is man-made. This will allow residents to relax. It also promises huge road network and 24/7 electricity which is a traditional feature of Mixta Nigeria estates.

“It is what we do and what we have done. All of these obviously come at a cost. The plan is that, within that community, in whichever direction you go, you should be able to either go five minutes to leisure or five minutes to an area that is planned specifically for commercial activities,” Korede assured.

 He disclosed that there was a range of people that wanted to bring their businesses to the commercial areas such as hospitals, shopping malls and so on.  “The truth is that it will be a town within a town.  That is what an estate is. An estate is that location where you comfortably obtain everything that enriches your life without moving. That is what we want to bring to Emotan Gardens,” he assured.

CHUKA UROKO