APPSN members in Oyo tasked on ethical standard 

A call has gone to members of the Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria (APPSN) in Oyo State, to imbibe discipline, ethical standard and developmental reforms to return the state back to its place of pride as the former seat of the South west region of the country.

The call was made at a 2-Day retreat organized by APPSN Oyo State chapter for its members in Iseyin, Iseyin local government area of Oyo State.

The Guest Speaker, Surveyor (Hon.) Iretioluwa Sotayo, said members of APPSN in the state should take cognizance of major reform approaches that the Ogun State branch took up and worked for them.

Sotayo who is the Vice Chairman, Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun State,

in his presentation with the theme, “Raising The Bar of Private Practice of Surveying in Oyo State : A Collective Effort,” insisted on the need to embrace the Continuous Operation Reference Station (CORS), online issuance to residents and non-residents Surveyors as well as rationalization of pillar numbers issuance to reduce cost, safe lives of practitioners and cut out fraud.

“To bring back the pride of Oyo State in the area of Surveying practice, we must be firm with our ethical standard, discipline and institute technology in the area of imbibing online practice in areas like Continuous Operation Reference Station (CORS), electronic record copies, rationalization of pillar number issuance and others.

“Commencement of online issuance to all resident and non-resident Surveyors in Ogun State has recorded so much success that by next year, record copies will be submitted online in Ogun State.

“This will not just safe lives, cut costs and cut out fraud in the process of accessing surveying documents and other vital materials which they used to travel far and near to get but can now be accessed within seconds online”, he said.

Sotayo also harped on the need for inspection of surveying offices, monitoring of pupil surveyors to avoid their proxy training, calling for good relationship between APPSN in Oyo State and relevant state Ministries as well as need for political influence to make reforms successful.

The National Chairman, APPSN, Surveyor Thomas Dabiri, who was represented by the National Vice Chairman, Surveyor Ademola Oguntade, in his remarks, said the retreat was timely as the surveying practice has reached a crossroad which called for strong reforms.

He added that discussions at the retreat would be frank and at the end of the gathering on Wednesday, outcomes of the deliberations would henceforth be the bedrock of the professional practice in the state.

Present at the event include the state Chairman of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Surveyor Waheed Lamidi, and the lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency at the state House of Assembly, Hon. Dele Adeola, and the former Surveyor-General of Oyo State, Surveyor Olufemi Akintola.

Honorary awards were presented to the National Chairman of APPSN, Surveyor Thomas Dabiri, the Guest Speaker, Surveyor Iretioluwa Sotayo, among many others.