How land grabbers almost ruined my life – Abuja based Real Estate Developer …
M. O Double Crown, Abuja is an household name in the real estate sector, the Real estate company is known for its not too costly housing facilities which has made housing affordable to the less privilege people of the Federal Capital Territory.
Determined by the current economic realities, the company is seeks to ensure that getting shelter on one’s head is not as difficult as people termed it to be by giving adequate consideration to the current economic strength of not only the individual but that of the nation in general.
Who is this man poised to achieve greater success in terms of provision of affordable housing to teeming Nigerians in a sector where government has been considered a failure?
His name is Prince Olorunfunmi Ademuyiwa Muhideen, he is the Chief Executive Officer, M. O double crown investment limited,
His story was that of a man committed to rewrite history and coined his own story in the sand of time, although he is from Lagos, but his hustle spirit made him relocated to Abuja in 2009 to seek greener pasture.
Olorunfunmi, a graduate of Civil engineering is a known face in the Abuja Real Estate industry, but not many know how he started or what he has been through to get to the point he is today.
Olorunfunmi can be described to be the real definition of hustler, he left his comfort zone to seek greener pasture in a place he did not know anyone.
Even though many of his friends have told him that there are several opportunities in Abuja, Olorunfunmi got to Abuja only to discover that life is not easy anywhere.
For good three years, Olorunfunmi was sleeping in an uncompleted building, but he was passionate, hardworking and committed to changing his story from what it used to be.
After about three years trying to look for how to make money, Prince Olorunfunmi gained employment at an electronic store in Abuja.
Due to the housing challenge he faced when he just got to Abuja and his experience while working with a real estate company, he decided to invest heavily into real estate.
All his savings, he was using it to buy land at different locations. He concluded that the only option for him is to travel abroad to hustle and money make abroad will be used to develop the land he brought.
He was given visa and he left for abroad to hussle. After few years, he returned to Abuja so as to come and develop his land.
Unfortunately for him, about five or six different acres of land he brought, he discovered that when he started attempting to develop them, original owner will come.
Olorunfunmi explained, “I discovered that I was duped, it was fake lands that was sold to me.
“All my hard earned savings running into millions was wasted. I was frustrated that i almost commit suicide. I almost run bankruptcy because of the money i lost.”
But Olorunfunmi seems to have God’s favour as he was able to meet rise up again with much tenacity, vigor and commitment to succeed.
Olorunfunmi has not only make houses accessible to people, he has lessen the challenges by making it affordable and convenient.
The prices of M.O Double crown investment Limited housing estate is affordable to the people. There are standardized prices for different land sizes and building prototypes with influence in Oil and gas as well construction sector.
In recognition of his immense contributions to the development of real estate sector in Nigeria, he was recently conferred with honorary doctorate degree in civil engineering and real estate development by an European- American University.
Olorunfunmi has risen to become one of the few that have survived turbulent period. He is truly a man of commitment.