Oba of Benin Pledges Support for Estate Surveyors, Valuers

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

The Benin monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has pledged his support for the real estate development sector in Edo State in particular and Nigeria at large.

The Royal father made the pledge when the President of Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace in Benin City at the weekend.

He attributed the success recorded in real estate businesses to the abolition of Community Development Associations (CDAs) by the palace and the Edo State Government years ago.

“When CDAs were vibrant, nobody could do anything. Once in a while when I drive around, I see billboards, this real estate, that real estate. People can now build. They are doing surveying, they are doing evaluations,” he said.

The Royal father also pledged his support for the body, ahead of its Triennial Delegates Conference scheduled for next year in Edo State.
Earlier in his address to the Benin throne, President of the institute, Mr Johnbull Amayaevbo, commended the Oba Ewuare’s fatherly disposition, which he noted made investment in real estate to flourish in the State.

Amayaevbo, who also solicited for Royal blessing and prayers, commended the monarch for the donation of a parcel of land to the institute for its proposed secretariat in the state years ago.

According to him, “Your Royal Majesty, I am very much aware of all that you have been doing not just for the people of this state, but for the entire country, especially in the area of our sector.

“The real estate sector of Nigeria. We know actions that you have taken in this Kingdom that have led to rapid real estate development.
“We are also very glad and happy that some years back, the Palace gave our professional body a land,” he said.

Highpoint of the visit was the presentation of a plaque and souvenir to Oba Ewuare II in recognition for his support for the 54-year-old institute by its President.