The President of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON), Moshood Akinwande, has stated that the regulation of the surveying profession in Nigeria is governed by federal legislation. He said the Council is the statutory body responsible for registering surveyors and regulating the practice of the profession throughout the Federation. Akinwande made the clarification in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during a two-day official working visit to the state at the invitation of the Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Ogun State Branch, Abiodun Liadi. He explained that regulation of the profession falls within the legislative competence of the Federal Government through an Act of the National Assembly, and that SURCON is empowered to register qualified surveyors, regulate professional practice nationwide and exercise disciplinary control over practitioners.
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