Edo Deploys Digital Platform To Track Projects, Planning Applications

The Edo State Government has launched EdoBuild360, a digital platform designed to enhance the documentation, monitoring, assessment and tracking of public building projects across the state.

The platform is expected to provide a structured, systematic approach to project oversight, improve building management, and strengthen planning and implementation within the built environment.

Speaking at the launch, the Special Adviser to Governor Monday Okpebholo on Building Projects Monitoring and Implementation, Irene Iziegbeuwa Ojo, said the platform would facilitate end-to-end management of building projects and enable the government to maintain accurate records of its properties.

Ojo said the application would enable the governor to ascertain the number of buildings owned by the state government and determine their actual conditions through inspections by trained personnel.

She explained that the initiative would also enhance budget preparation and planning by helping the government identify buildings requiring renovation, those suitable for reuse and areas where new structures might be necessary.

According to her, the platform would promote efficient utilisation of public resources and ensure that decisions on building projects were based on accurate data.

“Our office will join hands with the ministries that are involved within the built environment to make sure that we begin to implement what we have launched today.

“Hopefully, in the next couple of months, we will have an Edo where anyone can literally go on EdoBuild360 as an Edo citizen to know how many buildings we have as a state,” she said.

The Special Adviser further disclosed that the platform would simplify planning application processes for Edo residents, including those living in the diaspora, by enabling them to access the service digitally without relying on third parties.

She said applicants seeking to build homes in Edo State would be able to submit their planning applications and complete the entire process seamlessly through the platform.

“As a matter of fact, even those Edos that are in the diaspora, when they need to build a home in Edo, they don’t need to be sending somebody to figure out how to go about their planning application.

“They will be able to now go into EdoBuild360 and apply for a planning application, and the entire process will be done end-to-end seamlessly on EdoBuild360,” Ojo added.