By Iyabo Adebisi
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has turned the sod for building a mall for the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Oyo State chapter, at the NUJ press centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
The mall, a partnership between the Oyo NUJ and a private company, will house 40 shops, a 1,000-capacity hall, children’s play-station, chalets, a relaxation spot, swimming pool side.
Speaking at the event, Governor Makinde represented by his Deputy Governor, Adebayo Lawal, said that such a project by the NUJ was long overdue.
He said the Oyo NUJ was bound to benefit from the economies of having such a mall in a prime location as Iyaganku.
He lauded the present Ademola Babalola-led Oyo NUJ for the vision, admonishing the union to ensure they tighten any loose ends peculiar projects on a Build Operate Transfer scheme.
This, he said, would prevent a stall or delay to the timely completion of the project.
In a remark, the project developer, Architect Ayo Ogunlade said two and a half years timeline was set for the completion of the project.
He said the company would leverage the prime location of the centre to attract the needed funding for the project assuring that the mall would be built by international and modern standards.
The Oyo NUJ chairman, Ademola Babalola said the project was envisioned to enable the NUJ to have a source of Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.
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