Surveyors Call For Judicial Reforms To Combat Quackery

Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria (APPSN) has called for judicial reforms to tackle the rising cases of quackery and fraudulent practices wrong the surveying profession.

The Surveyors, successful their yearly nonrecreational store and luncheon held successful Lagos, themed ‘Building the Resilient Surveyor: Integrating Legacy Practice with Innovation and Corporate Excellence’, expressed interest that anemic instrumentality enforcement and sluggish tribunal processes were allowing impostors to thrive, issuing fake survey plans and engaging successful treble onshore allocations.

According to them, quacks’ crisp practices are contributing to onshore disputes that hold captious infrastructure and lodging developments crossed Lagos State.

Delivering the keynote address, Mr Oluwaseyi Mapaderoun emphasised the request for the ineligible strategy to accommodate to the gait of municipality enlargement successful Lagos.

“We drawback radical producing fake survey plans, but they spell unpunished for years due to the fact that the judicial process is overworked and inactive mostly analogue. Without swift justness and effectual deterrents, fraud volition persist. We request reforms that fast-track land-related cases and punish impostors to support investors and professionals alike, “he said.

Mapaderoun highlighted the association’s ongoing efforts to beforehand transparency done technology.

He revealed that APPSN has introduced a “Red Dot” programme and an online nationalist registry to assistance individuals verify licensed surveyors. The relation is besides exploring blockchain exertion to make tamper-proof onshore records.

APPSN Chairman, Mr Afolabi Olaoluwa, said the assemblage is intensifying interior disciplinary measures and collaborating with authorities agencies to destruct quackery from the profession.

“Our genitor body, the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, already operates an morals committee. Members recovered blameworthy of malpractice look sanctions proportionate to their offences. “However, we cannot combat this alone. We indispensable spouse with the authorities to trim unprofessional practices successful backstage and nationalist projects,” Olaoluwa said.

He besides stressed the value of modernising the assemblage by embracing emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

“AI volition not regenerate surveyors—it volition heighten our capabilities. Tasks that erstwhile took days tin present beryllium done successful minutes with AI-enabled tools. That’s wherefore we’re investing successful grooming to guarantee our members support up with innovation,” Olaoluwa said.

Also speaking astatine the event, Mr Ayokunnu Adesina, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu connected Survey Matters, lauded APPSN for its proactive approach.

He pledged continued authorities enactment for reforms and urged deeper collaboration with the Lagos State Government.