The event actually started yesterday August 31, 2018 with the women’s conference, organized by the Women Affairs organ of the ENAW, headed by Mrs. Adesuwa Obadohan.
The entire event is presided over by Mr. Edison Oyinboke-Osifo and Mr. Martins Idemudia, President and Chairman, Council of Presidents of the ENAW respectively.
Top officials of the State Government at the event, include the Executive Chairman of the Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA), Isoken Omo; Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora, Hon. Osaze Osemwingie-Ero; Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Affairs, Osaro Idah, among others.
ENAW Convention is a gathering of Edo people, including top professionals and experts of Edo extraction in the Diaspora. It is an event where they engage and discuss mutually beneficial issues to bring development to the state.
The three-day Toronto convention will end on Sunday September 2, 2018.
Governor Godwin Obaseki will be engaging the gathering on the imperative and investment prospects in the revolutionary Emotan Gardens estate, a 1800-unit real estate project that will provide affordable housing in the state.
The estate is being developed by the state government through EDPA, which is partnering Mixta Africa, a leading real estate development company.
The EDPA boss who spoke from Toronto, said “The Edo State Government and her partners are upbeat about the Emotan Gardens and similar housing projects coming on stream soon. It is an opportunity many of our people have been waiting for to acquire decent housing through a very transparent process devoid of encumbrances.”
She explained that “the appeal of Emotan Gardens has been phenomenal, as would-be subscribers are just waiting for us to open sales. Governor Obaseki is passionate about this product and will be exhibiting it at the ENAW Convention.”
Other themes penciled down for discussion are the industrialisation drive of the government, reforms in critical sectors and the Edo Basic Education Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme, for which approval has been given for full roll-out in three oil and gas producing local government areas, comprising Ovia North East, Orhionmwon and Ikpoba-Okha. A pilot phase is running in select local governments across the state. However, more investment is needed for full roll-out across the state.
Chairman-designate for Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, is also expected to be at the convention to pitch the initiative to Edos in Diaspora.
