Surveyors To Upgrade Marine Courses In Rivpoly

The Surveyor’s Council of Nigeria (SURVCON) has promised to establish a centre of excellence in Hydrographic and Marine Survey in the Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori.

Mr Winston Ayeni who disclosed this Monday, during a courtesy visit to the Rector of the Polytechnic, Professor Toku-Ibiye Sokari, said that SURVCON was working in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for the immediate commencement of the centre which is expected to serve the entire West Africa sub region.

According to him RIVPOLY was chosen out of other polytechnics in Nigeria, because of the functional and vibrant natures of the department of surveying and geo-informative of the polytechnic.

Mr Ayeni who is also the Registrar of  SURVCON listed some of the benefits to be derived from the establishment of Hydrographic and marine survey centre of the polytechnic, to include the offering of consultancy service in cartography and some aspects of marine survey.

He lauded Professor  Sokari for putting Rivpoly on the path of progress and promise that SURVCON, would finalise all arrangements concerning the establishment of the Hydrogrpahic and marine survey centre of excellence to enable the polytechnic admit students into the centre in next academic year.

Responding, the Rector of the polytechnic Professor Toku-Ibiye Sokari thanked the visiting Registrar of SURVCON and his entourage for the choice of Rivpoly, pointing out that polytechnic has consistently established programs aimed at tackling peculiar problems in the Niger Delta Region.

Professor Sokari rcalled that when he assumed office in Rivpoly, the Surveying Department and the Department of Urban and Regional planning were facing extinction and imminent de-accreditation by the NBTE, but he did everything possible to resuscitate the ailing departments which were now duly accredited by the National Board for Technical Education.

The Rector further promise that Rivpoly would give SURVCON the necessary support to enhance the speedy establishment of the Hydrographic centre of excellence in the polytechnic, and used the opportunity to thank the Rivers State chapter of SURVCON for the donation of survey equipment and some cash earlier to the polytechnic.

However, the Registrar of SURVCON was accompanied on the visit by a council member of SURVCON, representing Rivers  and Bayelsa State, Doctor C.I.W. Ezi.