Ogun NIS Celebrates 2023 Global Surveyors’ Day With Road Walk
Members of Nigerian Institution of Surveyors Ogun State Branch joined other Surveyors globally to create awareness and sentizised members of the public on the need to engage registered Surveyors to avoid been scammed on land matters reiterating that land scam is real
The state chairman of the institution Surveyor Ademola Adebowale a fellow of the Institution, while addressing journalists at kuto market said the essence of the walk is in line with the theme of this year global surveyor day, “Roles and Responsibilities of Surveyors in Modern Day Society”, adding that land scam is real.
He said the “coming to Kuto Market is to bring enlightenment to the Market after the enlightenment has been taken to different media houses.
“We have done radio and television enlightenment for 13 weeks we saw the need to further stress the awareness to the grassroots the need to contact registered surveyor before they buy any land.
He urged Nigerians to avoid quacks and always engage qualified surveyors in their land matters and building projects to ensure quality work and avoid building collapse.
He stated that surveyors and survey plans were crucial in any building construction all over the world.
Surveyor Ademola said surveyors were indispensable experts needed for accuracy in infrastructural planning and development across all sectors of the nation.
The NIS chairman advised surveyors to take their rightful place as the bedrock of development, while calling on all professionals in the construction industry to restrict their practices to their areas of competence.
He expressed dismay over the institution not being carried along by the government, but noted that the institution is working tirelessly to turn the clock around and ensure that surveyors are accorded their right places by government.
Adebowale said a lot of people do not know the importance of surveyors in their land and building project and that Global Surveyor’s Day is a day set aside to sensitise the people about the roles of surveyors in any construction work.
He stated that professional architects and town planners always work with and work on surveyors’ plans to get their work done perfectly and surveyors are very essential in building constructions.
The chairman, Association of Private Practicing Surveyors of Nigeria, Surveyor Kayode Adekoya a fellow of the Institution, maintaines that land scamming is increasing day by day and as part of it’s obligations, Surveyors felt it is important for them to come and meet ordinary Nigerians like the Babalojas’ and Iyalojas’ in the market to enlighten them not to wait their hard earned money by patronizing unregistered surveyor who has no name and can not be traced,
“We also emphasized that they are free to come and report their land dispute with any registered surveyors, including any challenges they may be facing.
In his own submission, the Institution secretary Surveyor Debo Adeoye a fellow- elect said, in as much as building is a place of abode to keep ones head, he said land will then remain an essential basic need of mankind, land will always be needed by all and sundry, therefore it is imperative to engage not only a professional surveyor but a professional and registered with our association so that when trouble comes on land related matters the Institution can assist the client to solve it because land scammers are there waiting for who to scam.
He added “to avoid falling into wrong hands, since no one can build on the sky, today’s awareness is to inform the public about the dangers of patronizing non members of the association’
