OPRA unveils new secretariat in Omole Phase 1

The Omole Phase1 Resident Association (OPRA), on Wednesday, commissioned a new secretariat building at Ademola Ajasa Omole, Ikeja, in Lagos.

Speaking with Daily Times, the Chairman of the OPRA, Arch Biodun Rufai stated that the secretariat will serve as the administrative headquarters of the association, where all payments and administrative work will take place in line with OPRA policies.

He stressed that the association remains committed to delivering services that will enhance the maintenance of peace and security and the overall advancement of the welfare and interest of all residents in the estate.

“The main challenge of this association and Omole as a whole is the lack of government support. When it comes to enforcement of physical planning development they are not forthcoming early enough, because a lot of people are converting their residential buildings into commercial centres and we have raised notice to government to correct this unwholesome trend”, he said.

He also lamented that the estate was surrounded on some sides by gorges which pose security threats as well.

“We implore the government to assist us in that area and also we don’t have any land for a recreational facility, all our plots have been built up and there is no place that people can recreate and this particular place where we built this secretariat was very difficult for us to get,” Rufai said.

Mr. Adeyemi Bilesanmi, financial secretary of OPRA, commended the chairman for his resilience and leadership qualities, noting that by the actualisation of the secretariat building, affairs of the association will henceforth be conducted in a fixed and appropriate facility.

“The office is no more mobile, it is fixed now, initially it used to be mobile, either you meet at the chairman’s house, Foursquare Gospel Church, or go to Mind Builder Schools but now we have it fixed, that is the most important thing” he said.

Pastor Adesanmi Popoola, immediate past chairman of OPRA, expressed his satisfaction with the way the affairs of the organisation has been run for the past four years especially the handling of its finances.

“This has resulted in the development within the estates, as you can see physical structures and infrastructure that has been put in place during the four years” he said.