Excitement as army builds post service estate in Otukpo, pays compensation (PHOTOS)

By Ameh Godwin

 In what appears to be a dawn of new era for the Idoma community, Otukpo, the ancestral home of Idoma people of Benue State is set to house the Nigerian Army Post Service Housing Estate.

The estate which will birth a mega city is expected to produce at least 1000 housing units located in Eupi after Enugu round about in Otukpo.
It will be recalled that the Nigerian Army recently paid a courtesy call on the Sole Administrator of Otukpo Local Government Area Hon. George Alli, Brig Gen M Bashir, the MD/CEO of Nigerian Army Post-Service Housing Development Limited expressed the commitment of the Army Authority to build a mega estate in Otukpo.  He admitted that the Idoma nation had churned out a number of military generals both serving and retired.

In line with the commitment made by Hon George Alli to allocate a sizable land to the Nigerian Army for the Post Service Estate, compensation has been paid to the Eupi Community in line with the provisions of the Land Use Act while the Certificate of Occupancy is to be issued to the Army immediately.   Addressing the Eupi Community, Hon George thanked the elders for accepting to host this laudable project and to take advantage of the opportunities that the project will bring to the area.

Barrister Paul Ankwa Edeh, the Company Secretary of the Nigerian Army Housing Scheme who represented the Nigerian Army at the occasion of payment of compensation described the project which will soon be commenced as one that will change the real estate clime in the state and solicited the cooperation of the Host Community and the local government to make the project a success.

Reacting to the development, Capt FO Achichi who witnessed the signing of the Compensation Agreement and Elders Consent expressed joy that the Idoma nation is experiencing this laudable move by the Nigerian Army.  He pledged his full support for the project and urged all Idoma sons and daughters to take advantage of the project as their own.
 

Similarly, Hon. Baba Odeh one of the Community leaders at the event appealed to the Nigerian Army to consider members of the host community for the jobs to be executed and thanked the Otukpo Local Government Chairman for this giant strides and pledged his unalloyed support to the project.

Findings by Idoma Voice Newspaper indicate that the Post Service Housing Development Limited (PHD) is Nigeria’s leading super-brand in real estate development with 26 estates across 16 States in Nigeria.  The Company which was first incorporated in 1996 as the Nigerian Army Housing Scheme was founded out of the desire to provide retirement homes for serving Nigerian troops who live all their lives within the barracks setting in order to reintegrate them back into the society.

Idoma Voice notes further that the company has been transformed and rebranded to meet the housing needs of not only Military personnel but also Nigerians in public and private endeavours. No doubt, PHD could be known as “the king” in Africa real estate sector providing affordable and durable housing with over 3000 housing units built and handed over to beneficiaries as well as allocated over 10,000 serviced plots of land to private developers within its estates across Nigeria for private development to their taste.

PHD’s strategy includes a focus on developing core activities in real estate, construction & provision infrastructure. PHD has taken the necessary steps to cope with the global economic situation and the repercussions for the activities of the company in every place that it is engaged in business.

This strategy includes focusing on the development and completion of a number of major projects in Nigeria, realizing assets at good prices and worthy yields and operating the Company’s construction activities in the finest military tradition replete with excellence.

The Group’s business policy rests on investment planning, locating business opportunities, quality risk management and supervision and control of all activities in Nigeria. The company has realized its set objectives is expressed, among other things, by creating synergy with state governments; the business partnerships between the Company and other private sectors; creation of sustainable net income; and leveraging the Company’s management capabilities and capital to obtain future growth.

As an A-class real estate super-brand, PHD is renown for its leadership in real estate development, sales and marketing, and property management representing the highest level of excellence and luxury in residential, office, and retail properties.

PHD focuses on investment planning with specific emphasis on provision of the most reliable, secure and affordable houses for its clientele in Nigeria comprising the Military and Civilian as its contribution to National growth.

The company has for the past 20 years stuck to its vision which could be attributed to why it has received so many awards of recognition from different reputation organisations.  For instance, in 2005, PHD won the award of the “Most Affordable Housing Developer of Nigeria”. Very recently too, PHD was presented with the ADM Housing Development Company of the Year Award of Excellence 2015, at the 4th ADM International Conference on Development held in Kenya. Superior quality, innovation, eyes on details and Perfection are the standards that PHD prides itself of throughout its projects – from residential to commercial office to retail to provision of infrastructure PHD has truly remained the most reliable in Nigeria. The experience of owning a PHD property and living the PHD lifestyle is unparalleled.

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