Edo Gov Obaseki Lauds NIESV For Supporting Administration’s Projects

The Edo State Governor, Mr.
Godwin Obaseki, has commended members of the Nigerian
Institute of Estate Surveyors
and Valuers (NIESV) for the
sustained partnership and collaboration with the state government, leading to the successes
recorded in the last seven and
half years.
Obaseki said this during a
gala night organised by the Institute to mark the end of its 54th
Annual National Conference in
Benin City and inauguration of
a new President, Victor Adekunle Alonge.
The Governor who thanked
the Council for choosing Edo
State and Benin City as the host
city for its 54th Annual Conference, commended the leadership
of the immediate past President
of the body, Mr. Johnbull Amayaevbo who hails from Edo State,
noting that he has made the
people of the state proud with
his numerous achievements in
office.
The Governor said, “I promised you when I came to Abuja
to commission your Secretariat
that I will be here with you in
Edo State to host this Conference. I traveled and just came
back from Italy last night where
I served as Commissioner of the
Nigerian Pavilion at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale in
Italy. Nigeria had an amazing art
exhibition in that country.”
Addressing the Institute’s
new president, Obaseki noted,
“We are here at this gala night
to celebrate you as the new president of the body and you will
promise us that you will continue from where Johnbull stopped.
“The secret of development
of our dear State is because of
the work your members have
done in this State. They raised
the consciousness for real valuation. I want to thank the Council and body for the assistance
your members have given us in
the State.
“We keep flying over our
State and do our geo-mapping,
and today as we work on our
land use charges, we are getting
your members to help us with
valuations. Your members have
helped us tremendously in sanitizing the built environment. We
issue certificates of occupancy
(CofO) within 60 days and it’s one
of your members that is helping
us lead that drive.
“Our Commissioner for
Physical Planning, Housing, Urban and Regional Development,
Isoken Omo, who is one of your
members, is helping us sanitize
our planning process in Edo
State, and also now leading and
almost completing our 30 years
development plan and Benin
City Master plan.”
“You have a lot of resources
here and we will help and support you to achieve the plans for
your administration,” the Governor reassured.”