176 new surveyors inducted

Speaking at the induction ceremony, SURCON President Ganiyu Agunbiade explained that out of 399 surveyors that sat for its 2013 examinations, 176 were successful. He said surveying is the bedrock of development in  any country while calling on  the government and private organisations to always patronise the certified practitioners.He called on the federal government to […]

Speaking at the induction ceremony, SURCON President Ganiyu Agunbiade explained that out of 399 surveyors that sat for its 2013 examinations, 176 were successful.
He said surveying is the bedrock of development in  any country while calling on  the government and private organisations to always patronise the certified practitioners.
He called on the federal government to assist it in stopping the unlawful activities of uncertified surveyors operating in Nigeria.
He said, “Council is of the opinion that the technicians and technologists to be used in the capturing of spatial data should be SURCON certified.
“There’re 31 polytechnics in Nigeria distributed all over the country that are producing such manpower.
 “The use of uncertified technicians will be against the law of the land since they are not certified by SURCON and would be rendering over 1,000 technicians and technologist that are produced yearly to be unemployed.
 “To this effect, council is calling the PTCLR to partner with SURCON and the polytechnics to make use of these technicians and technologists.”
In his address, the Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen advised the new entrants to appreciate the enormous influence and power at their disposal to provide direction and leadership for the country.