Managing director and chief executive officer of Luckybay Homes Nigeria Limited and LuckyBay Estate and Properties Limited, Ujomu Lucky Ikechukwu, has disclosed plans to set up empowerment funds and to build a school in a bid to educate Nigerian youths.
Ujomu, who has been hailed as one of the emerging influential forces in the Nigerian real estate sector, explained why he is taking this extraordinary step.
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“I know and I have seen practical examples that when youths are empowered, they can take care of their families and increase the country’s GDP, and in the long run, poverty will reduce drastically in Nigeria ” he stated.
Speaking further, he said: “Growing from a very poor family, I know how difficult life is on the street, and what people are going through to survive. So, I think it is important that lifelines should be extended to our youths.”
Ujomu, who declared that he will not shy away from active participation in politics if given the opportunity, further asserted: “I am 100 percent backing the idea that Nigerian youths should be given the opportunity to lead this country; that is the way forward as we can see from a country like Canada and other progressive countries in Europe that have young leaders with innovative ideas.”
This is also as he called on the government to play a more active role in the real estate sector by acting as a catalyst to development.
“Our government can facilitate the rapid growth and development of the real estate sector by simply driving the sector with funds and making land documentation easier and faster,” Ujomu posited.
The Luckybay Homes boss also avowed that he is looking forward to expanding his operation by mid-2020. “For now we build only in Lagos but we have plans to extend to Abuja and Asaba,” he confirmed.
