Residents threaten estate managers

The residents, under the aegis of the Jubilation Bethel Estate Residents’ Association (JBERA) said they are compelled to consider the judicial option following Integax’s failure to respect an agreement it reached with them four years ago, on provision of infrastructure in the estate.A statement jointly signed by Michael Ibeh and Mayowa Ojo, chairman and secretary […]

The residents, under the aegis of the Jubilation Bethel Estate Residents’ Association (JBERA) said they are compelled to consider the judicial option following Integax’s failure to respect an agreement it reached with them four years ago, on provision of infrastructure in the estate.
A statement jointly signed by Michael Ibeh and Mayowa Ojo, chairman and secretary general of JBERA respectively said development at the estate started since December, 2008 but to date, the roads within it have not been tarred, no drainages have been constructed and no streetlights have been deployed to enhance safety of residents.
The JBERA said the developer failed to provide basic facilities even after collecting levies.
The Bethel residents maintained that the little excavation work on the drainages that the developer did, and the partial fencing of the estate are not commensurate with 50 percent of the total amount collected as infrastructure fees from residents.
The body said Integax’s glaring lackluster in provision of infrastructure in the estate has been largely responsible for the reluctance of some residents to move into their completed houses in the estate.
The residents said after several meetings as well as exchange of letters between them and the developer from May, 2011 to October this year on the matter to no avail, they have finally resolved to challenge Integax in court.