FIABCI Nigeria elects Ayodeji Odeleye as president, pushes global best practices
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The International Real Estate Federation's Nigeria chapter has elected Ayodeji Odeleye as its new president and inducted 16 new members at its annual general meeting in Lagos.
The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), Nigeria Chapter, has called for stronger commitment to global best practices in Nigeria's real estate sector to attract international investment, deepen transparency and improve the sector's contribution to the nation's Gross Domestic Product.
The immediate past president of FIABCI-Nigeria, Akin Opatola, made the call at the association's annual general meeting and induction of 16 new members into the chapter in Lagos, saying adherence to global best practices remained a key priority of the association, which had consistently engaged government officials and industry stakeholders on ways to improve the local real estate market.
A major highlight of the event was the election of new executives to lead the Nigerian chapter for the next two years, with Ayodeji Odeleye emerging as the new president. Odeleye said Nigeria's recent hosting of the FIABCI World Congress demonstrated that local professionals could operate at the highest international level, and that Africa could provide a platform for the global real estate community.
Odeleye said the new leadership would focus on converting FIABCI's global network into opportunities for members, while transforming international relationships into business, knowledge-sharing and investment opportunities. He pledged that the new executive would pursue institutional transformation, guided by transparency, integrity, accountability and consultation.
The President of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Muhammad Bature, assured the chapter of NIESV's willingness to deepen collaboration with FIABCI in knowledge-sharing, capacity building, partnerships and other professional development initiatives.