How govt can tap over N13trn in real estate –Dr. MIO
By KELECHI MGBOJI
Thursday, July 02, 2009

Dr. Meckson Innocent Okoro is the principal consultant, MIO and Associates, Real Estate Developer and Valuers. Fellow of numerous professional bodies including Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, the Institute of Directors, and the Society of Administration and Arbitrators, as well as the founding partner of MIO and Associates | Read Story

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