Frontline player in Nigeria’s real estate industry, Pelican Valley, has successfully concluded the launch of its Ecostay Apartments and celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday with a thanksgiving service, marking a decade of immense growth, goodwill, and blessings.
The thanksgiving, held at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Onikolobo, Abeokuta, was also a moment to express gratitude for the journey of Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, the CEO, and his team.
Adeyemo expressed deep appreciation for divine guidance, acknowledging that Pelican Valley has remained free from unethical practices, litigation, or police cases throughout its operations.
He referred to the company as a “God’s project,” emphasizing the role of faith in its achievements.
In alignment with the company’s mission to support vulnerable groups, Adeyemo, through the firm’s Okó Opó Foundation, pledged support for the church’s children’s project and committed to providing yearly support for 10 widows from the congregation.
The celebrations began earlier on Friday with a thanksgiving service at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Central Mosque, where Adeyemo and his team appreciated Almighty Allah. The Chief Imam, Sheikh Al-Imam Ahmad Olajide, encouraged the Muslim faithful to join in thanking Allah for the successful commissioning of Pelican Valley’s first eco-friendly apartments.
Quoting Quran 5:2, the Sheikh called on Muslims to support those doing good, emphasizing Adeyemo’s adherence to Islamic principles in his business practices.
“We Muslims are very proud of Ambassador (Dr.) Babatunde Adeyemo because he portrays the teachings of Islam in his business, and he is a good ambassador of Islamic community. We pray to Almighty Allah to continue to be with him, his business and his family. And we request from Allah to give us more Muslims like him,” he said.
Similarly, at the Mount Zion Baptist Church, the Under Shepherd, Revd. Mosses Gbolahan Oyinlola, who received the Pelican Valley, commended the firm for choosing the church as the place to express gratitude to God for His benevolence and blessings over the years, especially the successful launch of Ecostay Apartments.
While thanking the firm for employing one the church members, he prayed for more of God’s blessings, protection and grace upon Pelican Valley, the CEO and his team to excel.
“We want to thank you for choosing our Church for Thanksgiving and we indeed value your present. We want to thank you for employing one of our members, Mr. Olumide Akintomide, because if you hadn’t employed him, he might have been a liability to the church.
“He occupies important position as choir master. We have known him for a very long period of time with good character as you mentioned, and we thank God that he is a good Ambassador of this Church.
‘Also, we thank you for your donation to this church and the slots given to us to empower some of our members who are widows. We pray to God to replenish your wealth, uphold your family and continue to grow your company,” Oyinlola said.
Given the rationale for Thanksgiving, Adeyemo said though he is a Muslim, but Islam admonishes Muslim faithful to believe in God and all His prophets, including Jesus Christ, saying this informed why they were in the Church on Sunday at the Mount Mount Zion Baptist Church.
According to him, the firm’s clients also cut across the two major religions.
He revealed that it is the plan of the Pelican Valley to make Ecostay Apartments a tourist site and to begin hosting a weekly show there in the next 12 months for people to unwind and enjoy the comfort of a serene environment, where nature meets luxury.
“We have been in the real estate business for 15 years unofficially and 10 years officially. We have no record of fatal cases, we didn’t get ourselves involved in unethical business practices and we have never even been to any court for any case. We have not been to the police station.
“To crown it all, God has really delivered the project for us, including the launch of the Ecostay Apartments.
“A lot of miracles happened. Despite the heavy downpour in Abeokuta, we did not witness any downpour in Kobape where we had our event. I believe that’s a sign of God’s hand and intervention in a complete way. It is a thing of joy to us and things are going on positively for the company. Pelican Valley is a God’s project,” Adeyemo said.
