Oyedepo builds first phase of N250 billion Africa’s biggest housing estate
GOSSIP: Bishop Oyedepo will soon complete the first phase of his N250 billion Africa’s biggest housing estate. ENCOMIUM Weekly’s check revealed that the billionaire clergy has been working on the project at the end of Cannan land, Ota, Ogun State far away from the prying eyes of the public.
A reliable source who is also one of the local contractors engaged by the wealthy bishop squealed to us that over 50 buildings have been constructed already and over 50 are still under construction.
The type F is the three bedroom flats of N4.9 million and several structures of type D, semi detached duplex at N24.24 million are underway. According to our source, the estate gate is behind the university.
oyedepoWe gathered that over 5000 local contractors and builders are employed, while many engineers both local and international are all working round the clock to ensure things went smoothly.
“The project has been going on silently but the Bishop is not sparing anything to ensure the project ends on time. It’s a massive project. There are many contractors, builders and engineers at work here. It’s like a city on its own. Some have been completed but the next phase is ongoing as some have reached window level while others are at the foundation level. The instruction given to us by bishop is to continue nonstop as all resources needed are on ground. The local contractors are church members who had submitted their quotations years back but due to the massive nature of the work. Other contractors are engaged outside but with a reference from a church member. In fact, we are building it very fast.”
One of the contractors who was privileged to help take a picture of one of the completed structures revealed that the completed ones have been painted already.
We reliably gathered that the housing estate was primarily handled by a Malaysian company known as Affcom Success Sendiran Berhad.
One of the anointed leaders of pentecostal churches in Nigeria, who will never stop springing surprises, is the head of Living Faith World Outreach, a.k.a Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, who, years back led the pack of churches with private universities with world class Covenant University, which boasts of architectural masterpiece buildings. He has since established another called Landmark University in his hometown of Omu Aran, Kwara State. The sprawling Winners Chapel headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, which can sit 50,000 worshippers at a time was also another first from the sophisticated pastor.
The latest surprise package from the celebrated man of God is the construction of a N250 billion housing estate in a vast 5,000 acres of land in Ota, Ogun State. The architect-turned pastor has reportedly concluded arrangement to start work on the proposed housing estate, which will be largely occupied by the faithful of Winners Chapel, who throng the Ota headquarters of the church weekly for worship services.
The estates come in types. Type A known as Villa and it’s from N4.5 million. Each unit of this will have garden villas, personified bungalow at its finest. It’s where luxury meets affordability and desires are met. It would be a home for perfect retreat for peace and harmony.
The Type B is called, Detached Duplex and it’s from N 37.1 million, and is designed with the concept of space, practicality and movement. “Truly, a work of art nested in a low-density of boutique duplex to give a sanctuary built to evoke tranquility and at one with nature,” said our source.
Type C is Semi-detached Duplex, it has a price range of N24.2 million, and is designed with the concept of space, practicality and movement.
Duplex Terrace is the Type D. This goes for N15.2 million each. This unique double storey terrace house consists 4 bedrooms, an inter-locking space of living and dining area which create dynamic and spacious feeling, with separate airy kitchen and drying yard. The façade of the house is treated with clean straight lines. The distinctive porch for two cars provides an undulating flow through the overall development.
Type E is Luxury Apartment, and buyers must be ready to part with at least N 24.6 million. This is an integrated modern life style with modern living and with essential facilities.
Type F is known as Standard Apartment and it goes for N 8.2 million and is introducing park setting home designed with the concept of space, practicality and movement.
Affordable Apartment is the name of Type G and it is worth N 4.9 million. This is an apartment with encouraging community living designed with the concept of safe and practical with central open space playground.
Investigations revealed that the land for the 15,000 residential estate was acquired by the church few years back and it’s a 8000 acre of land that will stretch from Ota to parts of Sango that leads to Lagos State. Resources for the construction of the estate are said to be on ground as the man of God always finds a way around all his pet projects.
“Bishop is passionate about this project just like others before it. He doesn’t believe that anything is impossible. You may be looking at the money that it is much, but Daddy will source it. He has done it before. He believes that as a child of God, you must be ready to move mountains. The estate is a progressive project, people come from far places to attend service in the church, so it would be better to accommodate them here and it would be easy for them to come for services,” said a source.
An observer, however, faulted the high cost of the buildings in the proposed estate. The fellow, who preferred anonymity, said the prices of the buildings show they are for the rich. He added that churches should consider the poor whenever they embark on such projects since Jesus Christ took care of the poor.
All the same, Bishop Oyedepo has continued to show that he is a different kind of cleric who thinks big and does big things, no matter the odds. And with the proposed estate, the world is about to see another side of the renowned cleric.
David Olaniyan Oyedepo was born on September 27, 1954 in Osogbo, Osun State to Ibrahim Oyedepo a Muslim healer and native of Omu-Aran and Dorcas, a member of the Eternal Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (C&S) also from Kwara State.
Dr. Oyedepo is the President of Living Faith Church Worldwide Inc. Living Faith Church has network all over Nigeria and most nations of Africa. He is the founder and Chancellor of Covenant University, Landmark University, Faith Academy and Kingdom Heritage Schools. David Oyedepo is the Chairman/Publisher of the Dominion Publishing House.
David Oyedepo is the Senior Pastor of the 50,000 capacity Faith Tabernacle, Canaan Land, Ota, Nigeria reputed to be the largest church auditorium in the world by the Guinness Book of Record.
He grew up in Osogbo with his grandmother who taught him the virtues of Christian life. And he became born-again in 1969, through the influence of his teacher, Betty Lasher. He later obtained a Ph.D. in Human Development from Honolulu University, Hawaii, United States.
David Oyedepo studied Architecture at the Kwara State Polytechnic and later worked with the Federal Ministry of Housing before he resigned to concentrate on missionary work.
He founded Living Faith Church in 1981; the church was first called Liberation Faith Hour Ministries following his encounter with God in a vision that lasted for 18 hours where God revealed the mission of Living Faith Church to him, with the message, “To liberate the world from all oppression of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith”
In 1982, he married Florence Abiola Akano (Faith Oyedepo). They have four children; David Jr. ordained along with his brother, Isaac Oyedepo as pastors in May 2007, by Kenneth Copeland. David pastors the London branch of Living Faith Church while Isaac Oyedepo is the resident pastor of Winner’s Chapel International in South Africa. His other children are Love and Joy.
On September 17, 1983, Pastor Enoch Adeboye ordained David Oyedepo and his wife, Florence Abiola Akano as pastors. Five years after, Oyedepo was ordained a bishop. He started the Living Faith Church in Kaduna but moved to Lagos in 1989.
He has written over 70 books. He is worth N600billion. He owns four private jets and buildings all around the world, including London and the United States.
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GOSSIP:
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– Bishop Oyedepo will soon complete the first phase of his N250 billion
Africa’s biggest housing estate. ENCOMIUM Weekly’s check revealed that
the billionaire clergy has been working on the project at the end of
Cannanland, Ota, Ogun State far away from the prying eyes of the public.
A reliable source who is also one of the local contractors engaged by
the wealthy bishop squealed to us that over 50 buildings have been
constructed already and over 50 are still under construction.
The type F is the three bedroom flats of N4.9 million and several
structures of type D, semi detached duplex at N24.24 million are
underway. According to our source, the estate gate is behind the
university.
We
gathered that over 5000 local contractors and builders are employed,
while many engineers both local and international are all working round
the clock to ensure things went smoothly.
“The project has been going on silently but the Bishop is not sparing
anything to ensure the project ends on time. It’s a massive project.
There are many contractors, builders and engineers at work here. It’s
like a city on its own. Some have been completed but the next phase is
ongoing as some have reached window level while others are at the
foundation level. The instruction given to us by bishop is to continue
nonstop as all resources needed are on ground. The local contractors are
church members who had submitted their quotations years back but due to
the massive nature of the work. Other contractors are engaged outside
but with a reference from a church member. In fact, we are building it
very fast.”
One of the contractors who was privileged to help take a picture of
one of the completed structures revealed that the completed ones have
been painted already.
We reliably gathered that the housing estate was primarily handled by
a Malaysian company known as Affcom Success Sendiran Berhad.
One of the anointed leaders of pentecostal churches in Nigeria, who
will never stop springing surprises, is the head of Living Faith World
Outreach, a.k.a Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, who, years back
led the pack of churches with private universities with world class
Covenant University, which boasts of architectural masterpiece
buildings. He has since established another called Landmark University
in his hometown of Omu Aran, Kwara State. The sprawling Winners Chapel
headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, which can sit 50,000 worshippers at a
time was also another first from the sophisticated pastor.
The latest surprise package from the celebrated man of God is the
construction of a N250 billion housing estate in a vast 5,000 acres of
land in Ota, Ogun State. The architect-turned pastor has reportedly
concluded arrangement to start work on the proposed housing estate,
which will be largely occupied by the faithful of Winners Chapel, who
throng the Ota headquarters of the church weekly for worship services.
The estates come in types. Type A known as Villa and it’s from N4.5
million. Each unit of this will have garden villas, personified bungalow
at its finest. It’s where luxury meets affordability and desires are
met. It would be a home for perfect retreat for peace and harmony.
The Type B is called, Detached Duplex and it’s from N 37.1 million,
and is designed with the concept of space, practicality and movement.
“Truly, a work of art nested in a low-density of boutique duplex to give
a sanctuary built to evoke tranquility and at one with nature,” said
our source.
Type C is Semi-detached Duplex, it has a price range of N24.2
million, and is designed with the concept of space, practicality and
movement.
Duplex Terrace is the Type D. This goes for N15.2 million each. This
unique double storey terrace house consists 4 bedrooms, an inter-locking
space of living and dining area which create dynamic and spacious
feeling, with separate airy kitchen and drying yard. The façade of the
house is treated with clean straight lines. The distinctive porch for
two cars provides an undulating flow through the overall development.
Type E is Luxury Apartment, and buyers must be ready to part with at
least N 24.6 million. This is an integrated modern life style with
modern living and with essential facilities.
Type F is known as Standard Apartment and it goes for N 8.2 million
and is introducing park setting home designed with the concept of space,
practicality and movement.
Affordable Apartment is the name of Type G and it is worth N 4.9
million. This is an apartment with encouraging community living designed
with the concept of safe and practical with central open space
playground.
Investigations revealed that the land for the 15,000 residential
estate was acquired by the church few years back and it’s a 8000 acre of
land that will stretch from Ota to parts of Sango that leads to Lagos
State. Resources for the construction of the estate are said to be on
ground as the man of God always finds a way around all his pet projects.
“Bishop is passionate about this project just like others before it.
He doesn’t believe that anything is impossible. You may be looking at
the money that it is much, but Daddy will source it. He has done it
before. He believes that as a child of God, you must be ready to move
mountains. The estate is a progressive project, people come from far
places to attend service in the church, so it would be better to
accommodate them here and it would be easy for them to come for
services,” said a source.
An observer, however, faulted the high cost of the buildings in the
proposed estate. The fellow, who preferred anonymity, said the prices of
the buildings show they are for the rich. He added that churches should
consider the poor whenever they embark on such projects since Jesus
Christ took care of the poor.
All the same, Bishop Oyedepo has continued to show that he is a
different kind of cleric who thinks big and does big things, no matter
the odds. And with the proposed estate, the world is about to see
another side of the renowned cleric.
David Olaniyan Oyedepo was born on September 27, 1954 in Osogbo, Osun
State to Ibrahim Oyedepo a Muslim healer and native of Omu-Aran and
Dorcas, a member of the Eternal Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim
Movement (C&S) also from Kwara State.
Dr. Oyedepo is the President of Living Faith Church Worldwide Inc.
Living Faith Church has network all over Nigeria and most nations of
Africa. He is the founder and Chancellor of Covenant University,
Landmark University, Faith Academy and Kingdom Heritage Schools. David
Oyedepo is the Chairman/Publisher of the Dominion Publishing House.
David Oyedepo is the Senior Pastor of the 50,000 capacity Faith
Tabernacle, Canaan Land, Ota, Nigeria reputed to be the largest church
auditorium in the world by the Guinness Book of Record.
He grew up in Osogbo with his grandmother who taught him the virtues
of Christian life. And he became born-again in 1969, through the
influence of his teacher, Betty Lasher. He later obtained a Ph.D. in
Human Development from Honolulu University, Hawaii, United States.
David Oyedepo studied Architecture at the Kwara State Polytechnic and
later worked with the Federal Ministry of Housing before he resigned to
concentrate on missionary work.
He founded Living Faith Church in 1981; the church was first called
Liberation Faith Hour Ministries following his encounter with God in a
vision that lasted for 18 hours where God revealed the mission of Living
Faith Church to him, with the message, “To liberate the world from all
oppression of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith”
In 1982, he married Florence Abiola Akano (Faith Oyedepo). They have
four children; David Jr. ordained along with his brother, Isaac Oyedepo
as pastors in May 2007, by Kenneth Copeland. David pastors the London
branch of Living Faith Church while Isaac Oyedepo is the resident pastor
of Winner’s Chapel International in South Africa. His other children
are Love and Joy.
On September 17, 1983, Pastor Enoch Adeboye ordained David Oyedepo
and his wife, Florence Abiola Akano as pastors. Five years after,
Oyedepo was ordained a bishop. He started the Living Faith Church in
Kaduna but moved to Lagos in 1989.
He has written over 70 books. He is worth N600billion. He owns four
private jets and buildings all around the world, including London and
the United States.
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