By Ayobami Ife, Abeokuta
Pelican Valley CEO, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, is poised to embark on another trip to Canada to both explore more of the North American country’s business horizon and showcase new vista of opportunities in real estate sector to Nigerians in diaspora.
Adeyemo said the planned travel is geared towards consolidating on the gains of the previous one carried out last year, encourage repatriation of investible capital into sustainable real estate business back home for wealth and jobs creation as well as cultivate future real estate entrepreneurs from the diaspora.
The multiple awards winning real estate entrepreneur who recently returned from the United Kingdom for similar trip, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in his office at The Podium, Pelican Valley Estate Laderin in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
He also disclosed that the upcoming trip is being sponsored by his existing clients in diaspora, stressing that many of them having trusted and found him to be a man of integrity, decided to invite him over to share his wealth of experience in real estate business with them and other prospective investors.
The proposed visit which is expected to cuts across three major events in Canada, he will be meeting with The Egbe- Omo Yoruba of Manitoba, The Egba Descendant Association of Manitoba and The Al’Nuir Islamic Society of Manitoba on August 13, 2025 at Acomi Cultural Centre 200-301 Nassau Street N. Winnipeg, MB. R3L 2J5, Canada about 6:00 PM Nigerian time.
At Winnipeg, he is being expected to open the eyes of Nigerians in diaspora on how to identify lucrative opportunities in real estate and how to start the capital intensive property business with zero capital and become an entrepreneur in the industry, explaining that the real estate is massive and runs through all sectors of the Nigeria’s economy.
According to him, Nigerian nation can leverage the real estate sector to scale down the unemployment rate by over 50 percent.
He said what endeared him to Nigerians in diaspora are his proven integrity, product delivery, assured peace of mind for investments in Pelican Valley projects, high ROI and commitment to assisting clients to obtain building approvals in a record time for their lands in his estates.
Adeyemo also identified full layout approvals by government for his estates, infrastructure development, access to electricity connected to power source from the national grid as well as adequate security as other factors that made his real estate products the safest and first choice among smart investors.
He said, “Interestingly, it is our clients that are asking me to come over to Canada. I’m going to Canada for three events. One was facilitated by a renowned and respected Egba High Chief, Chief Olawale Olaleye, tagged (Canada trade mission, 2025). Chief Olaleye single handedly got Canada visa for me and my wife just to come and showcase my real estate business in Canada. He did it for me. I was initially not keen on traveling out because I won the confidence and trust of all my clients, including over 400 Nigerians in Canada, without leaving the shore of Nigeria. It was like, what else am I looking for? Going there to do what? The world is now a global village but my clients are desirous of having me come to Canada.
” I was there last year for the first edition of the Canada Trade Mission 2024. It was highly successful. I received a prestigious accolades from a member of the Canadian Parliament Brampton Centre, Mr ShapQat Ali in October 4, 2024, in recognition of my vicious drive in the real estate business both at home and abroad. And this year again, I believe we will be honored as well. I will be going there to share the new vista of real estate business back home in Nigeria and how they can take advantage of it. I won’t let the cat out of bag now until we meet during business round table in Canada, by God’s grace.
“So, having this successful outing with the first Canada Trade Mission, the second event is double – headed, it’s facilitated also by one of our respected clients in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is being facilitated by a renowned academics, a professor of Agriculture from the University of Manitoba, who is also a client in Pelican Brief Estate, Kobape. He is leading us to meet three different associations in Winnipeg.
“All these movements are being initiated by my existing clients. That is the beauty of it. They tasted it. They trusted it. They have seen it. It is not about you sweet- talking people to buy what you have not invested your own funds in. These are property owners in the estate, they are the one urging me to come. I commend them for that. I won’t take the relationship we have built and continue to build together over the years for granted. And after the Canada trip, I still have another trip to make. God’s willing, I will be in the United States of America in December this year. That is being facilitated by Mr Dare Anigioro.
“Mr Anigioro is also a client in Pelican Valley Estate in Laderin. He has been impressing it on me that they needed me in the U.S. Anigioro by the special grace of God is taking me to the United States before the end of the year.
“These are not self – planned trips. They are trips being promoted by my existing clients who have no hidden interest or benefits. Mr. Anigioro paid for my visa application fee. The Avenue Impact CEO, Mr. Funsho Akinwunmi paid for my London AVI trip, picked me up from the airport and paid for my accommodation, etc. They fed me and when I was going, they gave me gift. They also patronised me overwhelmingly. It is just like a Yoruba proverb that says you are looking for money and you now see Honour, you should go back home because if you eventually got the money you would use it to buy Honour. To God be the Glory, it has been successful and I do appreciate our clients so hugely and humbly.”
On using the real estate to tackle the rising unemployment statistics in the country, Adeyemo advised this: “Once you become a real estate entrepreneur, you will grow to become a builder and that is what I m going to teach my people. We are doing it free of charge. I think real estate investment is capable of reducing Nigeria’s unemployment rate by 50% because we have real estate in every sector of our economy. There is real estate in agriculture, there is real estate in health car sector, tourism, oil and gas, entertainment, sports, art and culture, even, the health sector.
“Industrialization has some segments of real estate. So, real estate is a very big and buoyant sector of which an average smart leader or government should leverage to create jobs for people. Although, government cannot do it alone but they can partner with genuine real estate developers to drive jobs creation. It is very very important but how will they partner with real estate developers? That is a different ball game.
“What modalities are the government going to use? Are they going to use the existing modalities which have little or no impact on tackling housing deficit? Are they going to use the same medium that creates jobs just for the boys ? We need to be very very serious and the government needs to be decisive towards formatting the old system to unleash the jobs creation potential in the real estate sector.”
