Akinwande described the initiative as a major step toward restoring the prestige of the Government Reservation Area (GRA).
The award winning ESV, who spoke on a Channels Television interview, scored the project a “100 percent pass mark,” praising the government’s commitment to urban renewal through its Green Revolution initiative.
Akinwande, a real estate expert, who is also the General Manager of Barods Global Limited, said the ongoing transformation of the Ibara housing district has repositioned the area to reflect the standards expected of a modern and elite residential neighbourhood.
According to him, the project has successfully addressed years of inconsistent and uncoordinated development that previously diminished the status of the area.
“I think it is a really welcome idea in terms of urban renewal and regeneration,” Akinwande stated during the interview.
“I would say it is a 100 percent pass mark, being that Ibara is now living up to its expectation of a proper GRA,” he added.
While reflecting on the former condition of the neighborhood, Akinwande noted that some structures within the district failed to align with the architectural expectations of a Government Reservation Area.
“You know, at times you wonder when you travel within the length and breadth of the neighborhood, you see houses and developments that are not really matching with what a proper GRA should look like. But now, I think the trajectory has changed outrightly,” he said.
The estate surveyor also described the regeneration project as more than an aesthetic intervention, noting that it represents a strategic move toward harmonising property development with the vision of a modern city capital.
