ABIODUN TRANSFORMS ABANDONED BUHARI ESTATE INTO 108-UNIT HOUSING COMMUNITY
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By: Balogun Ibrahim
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has completed and transformed the abandoned President Muhammadu Buhari Estate in Abeokuta into a 108-unit residential community, following years of delay caused by a legal dispute and the risk of forfeiture.
Located along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway, the estate is scheduled to be commissioned on Tuesday by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade.
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According to Akinmade, the Abiodun administration inherited the project from the administration of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun in an incomplete state, with only the infrastructure contract awarded and a single show building constructed.
The project was also caught up in a dispute over outstanding payments to the contractor, putting the property at risk of being lost through legal proceedings.
To safeguard the state’s interest, the Abiodun administration resolved the dispute out of court and commenced payments before adopting a public-private partnership model to complete the development.
Under the arrangement, the state provided the land and infrastructure, while private developers undertook the construction and sale of the housing units.
The completed estate consists of 108 four-bedroom detached and semi-detached duplexes, supported by internal roads, street lighting, landscaped areas, water supply, waste management facilities, a sports centre, children’s playground, clubhouse, 24-hour electricity, parking spaces and security within a gated environment.
The fully detached homes, built on approximately 900 square metres, feature four en-suite bedrooms, boys’ quarters, a master bedroom with a walk-in closet, living and dining areas, family lounge, study, visitors’ toilet and terrace.
The semi-detached units, measuring between 460 and 500 square metres, offer similar facilities, except for the study.
Governor Abiodun said the project demonstrated his administration’s commitment to completing inherited projects and preserving public investments rather than allowing them to become abandoned assets.
He said the estate was part of the government’s efforts to provide quality and affordable housing for residents while developing sustainable public-private partnerships in the housing sector.
Strategically located opposite the State Judiciary Complex and close to the Ogun TechHub, the estate provides access to key institutional, commercial and transport corridors within Abeokuta.
The development has also attracted private-sector investment, with Access Bank reportedly developing a training school and other facilities within the estate.
The commissioning will formally mark the completion of a project that moved from a stalled and legally threatened development to a fully developed residential community.
The estate is part of Ogun State’s wider housing programme, with the government stating that more than 5,000 housing units have been delivered across Abeokuta, Ilaro, Kobape, Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode over the past seven years.
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