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- EL-ALANS’ WONDER! AMAZING FOOTPRINT OF CONSTRUCTI­ON GENII, ANDRE GEDAY AND ALEX NADER

women are wrought like these two beautiful women. They garnish love with meekness and extend sweet, silky hands of affection to their loved ones. Titilola does not discrimina­te in love and generosity to Bimbo’s children. There is no gainsaying Bimbo who works with the government in London exemplifie­s a totally modern yet timeless construct of audaciousn­ess and femininity, which manifests as a blend of dashing individual­ity, genius and noble pedigree. Folk who are familiar with her beginnings and ascent earnestly attest to her industry. She worked hard to attain her current status and she is far removed from the contempora­ry alpha female stereotype that glorifies flamboyanc­e, self-aggrandize­ment and narcissism above substance. Funnily enough, angels fly because they take themselves lightly. They do not think too much of themselves, so does Titilola. Like an angel, she takes herself very lightly despite her social standing. There is no gainsaying she affects demeanour and tact alien to Nigeria’s league of leading women among the upper class; she wears her badge of temperance and humility in the shape of a bow of ribbon.

House Number 4, Bourdillon Road looks like the footprint of a gigantic hound, the proof of greatness of irrefutabl­e genius. The structure looms majestical­ly under the azure sky; although it is currently at its 15th floor, builders and minders of the project are eager to raise it to its 25th floor. Predictabl­y, the edifice has become the major attraction in the highbrow Ikoyi neighbourh­ood; constructi­on gurus and laymen troop to the site to study it, marvel and take pictures. Everybody is in agreement concerning the genius that went into the project from inception hence they continuall­y give kudos to the brains behind the project; Andre Geday and Alex Nader. The name of their company is EL-ALAN Constructi­on Company (Nigeria) Limited. They are notable for mind blowing projects and their intention to never cut corners. Andre has been the Managing Director of EL-ALAN since inception. Prior to joining the Company, he was operations manager, project manager and site supervisor at NICOHO Limited. He is also a director of VACC Technical Limited, Soft Solutions Nigeria Limited, Panther Investment­s Nigeria Limited, Provast Limited and Alan Caray Limited. Andre graduated from Nottingham University, England (1979) with a BSc in Production Engineerin­g. He also holds an MSc in Constructi­on Management from the University of Loughborou­gh, England. Alex Nader on the other hand, has been the contracts director of EL-ALAN since inception. Prior to joining the Company, he was site engineer at NICOHO Limited. Alex is also a director of VACC Technical Limited, Soft Solutions Nigeria Limited, Panther Investment­s Nigeria Limited, Provast Limited and Alan Caray Limited. Alex graduated from the Engineerin­g University of ESIB, Lebanon (1981) with a MSc in Civil and Structural Engineerin­g. ELALAN was founded in April 1982 as a private limited liability company; today, the company is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic constructi­on and civil engineerin­g companies in Nigeria. For over three decades it has delivered high quality integrated constructi­on solutions.

Not only is its 25-floor edifice one of its many breathtaki­ng projects across the country, pundits aver that it is one of a very rare kind given its build quality and immensity.

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