The outgoing Surveyor-
General of Rivers State, Surveyor Gaius Assor has claimed that his department was the main brain behind the easy take off of the ongoing fight against zero potholes in the state.
Assor, said this at a public lecture organised in his honour by Young Surveyors Network (YSN) Nigeria Rivers State branch last Friday in Port Harcourt.
He hinted that on hearing the plans by the state government to eradicate potholes in the state, his department quickly swung into action and produced the map and handed it to the Ministry of Works.
Assor, said without such action, the take-off would not have been that prompt and smooth.
According to him, the explanation was based on the need to clarify the duties of a surveyor in the state and nation at large.
The outgoing surveyor-general, also tried to demarcate the functions of a surveyor from other sister professions, saying that surveyors are everywhere.
He also boasted that his profession was key to development, considering its nature of handling careful and delicate works.
While thanking the young surveyors for their gesture, he cautioned against unethical practices in order to maintain the standard of the profession.
In the lecture titled “A surveyor: you can’t miss “it” Surveyor Winston Ayeni, informed that the case of geospatial information was on the increase.
He noted that the information became necessary on the largest need to alert the young surveyors on upgrading.
Ayeni, who reacted to some questions raised at the end of his lecture, called on his young colleagues to ensure that they keep accurate measurement in all their dealings with the public, adding that a minor mistake by a surveyor may mare a whole system.
Earlier, the National Secretary, Young Surveyors Network, Surveyor Emmanuel Ajie had thanked surveyor Assor over his determination to add colour to their profession through hardwork and dedication to service, while calling on him not to deny them the opportunity of further benefiting from his wealth of experience.