By Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie

The National Chairman, Association of Private Practising Surveyor of Nigeria (APPSN), Abayomi Bobadoye, has advised surveyors to avoid non- ethical acts.

He said it is only ethical practice and discipline that would deliver quality services to their clients, while in return earn them economic benefits.

Bobadoye spoke at the APPSN Quarterly National Assembly held in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

He said: “As co-manager of the Nigerian economy, we should work with Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON), our regulatory body, Nigeria Institute of Surveys (NIS) the professional body and the office of the Surveyor-General of their various states, especially when the need arises.”

He reminded his colleagues of their importance to national development and urged them to be diligent in their practice.

According to him, the surveying is desirous of exactitude and it is ubiquitous such that other sectors rely on the information for development.

The Ogun State Chairman of the Association, Adewale Oluwafemi, said APPSN was established to take care of the professional practice and welfare of its members, noting that they have been struggling to take control of their profession.

He said the inadequate number of surveyors led to the training of survey assistants by private survey practitioners in those days, saying that the consequence was what they were dealing with.

“Sometimes in the past, in many states, steps were taken to introduce the payment of Mandatory Deposit for each job we do. This went a long way into stabilising our negotiating power and consequently our final remuneration.’’

The Nation papers