Once again., Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited on Sunday shined at the Origo International 2023 Excellence Awards, winning the Canada – based organisation’s real estate champion category award.
Christened the 2023 Origo International Real Estate Champion Award, it was presented to the the CEO of Pelican Valley, Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo, in Lagos by Chief Adetola Adeniyi at a ceremony that had in attendance some notable Nigerians who were also garlanded with awards for their achievements.
Chief Tola Adeniyi, a renowned veteran International journalist, publisher and columnist, in his keynote address at the ceremony, dwelled on “The Media: The Last Estate Standing for Democracy in Nigeria.”
The Pelican Valley beats many other real estate firms in the country to emerge the Champion. This brings to 40, the number of similar awards the foremost estate firm had garnered since the beginning of the year.
In conferring the award to the company, the organiser, Mr. Adeniyi Temowo, one of the Canada’s leading Immigration experts, said “We are pleased to bestow on you the Origo International Real Estate Champion Award. You are an outstanding individual who have demonstrated that the power in your hands can enact transformative change.
“As a pioneer, ground breaker and trendsetter of the real estate industry, you have taken the entire country by storm with your dynamic and innovative skills.
“As an entrepreneur and risk taker, you are one of the most highly influential business man with outstanding achievements, dedication to the community and service to the nation. You have used your skills and talents to enhance real estate development in Nigeria and beyond with highest standards of ethical conduct, integrity and social responsibility.
“We celebrate you as a success story. We believe your knowledge and experience can add value to what we have been doing over the years while this can contribute to making your professional knowledge more available to society through this platform.”
Responding to the honour bestowed him and his real estate firm, Dr. Adeyemo commended Origo International for singling Pelican Valley for recognition and award out of the many estate firms operating in the country.
Explaining how Pelican Valley has continued to win more awards and recognitions, the Realtor said the culture of sticking to due diligence, honesty, integrity, perseverance, high ethical principles and client’s satisfaction remain the firm’s selling point and what gives it an edge over others.
He said, “I started as a journalist and was posted to Ogun State as the correspondent of my organisation. Real estate is my second address. As a journalist you have to be creative and innovative. I started real estate business with less than N2.5 million and today Pelican Valley has Real Estate investment portfolio of over one billion naira.
“We have been operating real estate business for the past 12 years without a single court case. We have never visited any police station or know any DPO in respect of our land. And as fast accelerating estate and to the Glory of God, Pelican Brief is the only estate in Ogun State that has full government approved layout in the first three and half years of the present administration in Ogun state.
“At the moment we have over 800 diasporan that have keyed into our real estate project. The Pelican Valley estate that we started with less than N1.2 million about 12 years ago, a plot of land is today selling for N20 million. We started Kobape Pelican Brief Estate with less than N780, 000 about two and half years ago, but today a plot of land there is selling for N5million. and still counting. We are the fastest growing estate in Ogun State as at today. We have 500kva transformer fully energized in our estates, we have four -armed security guards and two gardeners on each of our Estates, and we are yet to collect a dime as service charges from our subscribers as at today. You can check us on Google. We have a 100 percent positive ratings and reviews on google, To God be the Glory, we have dominated the International real estate market without stepping out of Nigeria, except for the period of my holly pilgrimage to Mecca.”
Another Nigerian, Engr. Emmanuel Agwu Ndukwe, popularly known as Bullion, also won the organisation’s award.
Engr. Ndukwe, a seasoned serial entrepreneur, waste recycling enthusiast and plastic waste recycling business coach won the Origo Environmental Champion Award while Builder Adeola Adebisi Banjo won the Origo Leadership Champion Award.
Builder Banjo is the Executive Chairman, Ikorodu North LCDA, Lagos.
