Precious Ugwuzor
Dr Kennedy Okonkwo, the founder and Group Managing Director of Nedcomoaks Limited and Victoria Crest Homes, leading real estate companies in Africa all under the mother company Nedcomoaks Group was on June 7, 2023, remembered and lauded for his good deeds by his host community.
There could have been no better words to use in describing the real estate guru than the one used by the Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly Hon Noheem Babatundr Adams.
The lawmaker loudly described Dr Kennedy Okonkwo as the “Transformer of Ogombo”.
According to the Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly, ”I want to thank the transformer of Ogombo, and the transformer of Eti-Osa, in fact, the incoming transformer of Lagos State, Chief, Dr Kennedy Okonkwo.
“I have known Dr Kennedy Okonkwo years back and I must say that during our governorship election and House of Assembly elections, he was part of the people that sponsored us.
“Even during the election that I won, he was part of the people that made the election to be successful. Thank you for supporting and sponsoring our elections.
“I must say that the building you are seeing here today, I have gone round it, it is tested, trusted and I can assure you, if you live here, you are living in a serene environment and in an egalitarian society.
“A few minutes from here, you will see a police station at Ogombo, and another five minutes from here, you will see another at Ajiwe. So if you are living in this area, you are living in a secured environment. For years back, we have not recorded any history of insecurity within this axis.
“Eti Osa is the next Lagos, three or four projects that we are about to embark on will convince you of what I am saying.”
The commendations however came when Dr Kennedy Okonkwo company delivered 1. 6 MW solar grid at Citadel Views Estate 2.0, located in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos.
The estate known as Citadel Views became the first Nigerian fully powered solar estate.
The ceremony saw many prominent personalities including the traditional rulers, notable business men and political leaders.
Apart from the Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly, the paramount ruler and stakeholders from Ogombo also appreciated Okonkwo for all the support he has given to the community and the Indigenes.
Nedcomoaks Group is known for bringing development and transportation to any of it’s business location.
According to Okonkwo, “We are interested in community social responsibilities and so we see ourselves as integral part of the community.
“The road that you see here, we had started it around this time last year, we spent about N204 million. So everywhere we have gone to, people know that when Victoria Crest homes comes there and Citadel Views estate comes there, development must come in that area.
“And so, our host communities see us more as partners, the reason being that if they are planning to sell a plot of land for N20 million and we come there, land is no longer N20 million, it becomes N100 million.
“The host community makes more money, developers make more money, subscribers make more and the community becomes more secured and everybody is happy and then we have a beautiful environment where all of us can come together and do fireworks for Christmas.
