The newly inducted estate surveyors and valuers have been asked to eschew all tendencies capable of undermining the professional ethics in the overall interest of the people and country at large.
Chairman of the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON), Mr. Gersh Henshaw, called on the inductees not to compromise standard in discharge of their duties adding that the instruments of practice such as stamps and seal handed over to them were given to hold in trust for the board.
Daily Trust reports that the 46th induction ceremony of newly registered estate surveyors and valuers held in Abuja was attended by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Raji Babatunde Fashola represented by Mustapha Sherif Umar.
He urged the new members to uphold professionalism and be a good ambassador of the profession anywhere they find themselves.
Fashola, who commended the leadership of the Board for its doggedness and commitment towards raising the bar of excellence of realtors in the country, urged it not to let down its guard in regulating the industry.
While noting that professionalism was the way to go, he urged all newly inducted estate surveyors and valuers to at all times be wary of engaging in any act that can impugn on the integrity of the profession and professionalism in the country.
However, the board chairman reminded the inductees to see their induction as a trust.
Henshaw said, “I assumed the mantle of leadership of the board of 5,055 persons was so registered by the Board. With two induction ceremonies, we have increased the number to 5,651.
“As we hand over to you the instruments of practice, which are our stamps and seal, please, be reminded that the instruments are given to you to hold in trust for the Board. They remain properties of the Board and could be withdrawn from you if you practice contrary to prescribed rules regulations.
“We are in a dynamic world with fast changing technology and ways of doing things. I, therefore, urge you to embrace continuing professional development. Continuing professional development is key to your relevance in practice.
“The Board has even made attainment of a minimum of 20 credit hours of participation in approved mandatory continuing professional development programme a condition and precedent to annual renewal of practicing license.”
While admonishing the inductees, Mr. Adebiyi Adesanya, who tasked the inductees on integrity and ethics of the profession, urged them not to fall into temptation that would make them compromise the standard.
He also advised them against diverting or investing client’s funds into personal businesses no matter the challenges.
Adesanya also cautioned the new estate surveyors against ostentatious lifestyles that would jeopardize their careers.
He cautioned them against the temptation of mismanaging client’s funds. “As estate surveyors and valuers, we are open to the temptation of mismanaging client’s funds and some of us have done so to their peril and disgrace. You must avoid this avoidable trap.
“In the wisdom of our founding fathers, as estate surveyors and valuers, we are to maintain two accounts. And those are the client’s account and partnership account. They are exclusive and should be rigidly followed.
He encouraged them to have mentors.
He said, “In every profession, there are seniors ahead of you who are to help you take the most appropriate steps in your professional development towards the realization of your dreams. This is what necessitates you having a mentor so that you can maximize your potential and make a meaningful impact in the overall interest of the profession.
“Your call today to the mainstream of the estate surveying and valuation profession is an enviable call to destiny and a dream comes through. It is a future that is filled with hopes and also challenges.”
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