Dangiwa Charges Quantity Surveyors’ Board on Transparency

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

Housing and Urban Development Minister, Ahmed Dangiwa, has charged the newly inaugurated board for the registration of Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN) to ensure the promotion of integrity, transparency, and fairness in the course of performing their professional duties.

Dangiwa gave the charge during the formal inauguration of the 10th constituted board of the QSRBN in Abuja.

The board is a professional regulatory agency for quantity surveyors under the supervision of the housing ministry, a statement from the Director Information and Public Relations in the ministry, Salisu Badamasi, said.

The 15-member board comprises six appointees of the ministry in accordance with Section 2 (1)b of the Act, five appointees representing the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) in accordance with Section 2(1) c of the Act and Four appointees representing institutions of higher education in accordance with Section 2 (1)d of the Act.

Dangiwa stated that the appointment of the board members was a call to national service, saying that they have a critical role to play in fixing the challenges facing the housing sector through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, as intended by President Bola Tinubu.

Responding on behalf of the new board,  Obafemi Onashile, pledged that the board would work without prejudice in the discharge of its duties, and also work in collaboration with the federal government, the NIQS and other stakeholders to upscale the impact of the quantity surveying profession on the national economy of the nation.