Abba Tor is NIQS’s new president

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The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) rounded off its 28th biennial conference and general meeting in Lagos during the week with the inauguration of Alhaji Mohammed Abba Tor as the 25th President of the construction cost profession.

Alhaji Abba Tor succeeds Mr Obafemi Onashile who piloted the affairs of the Institute in the last two years.

Speaking after his investiture, Abba Tor pledged to build upon the lofty legacies left behind by his predecessor.

Other officers elected into the NIQS executive council include a former Lagos State Chairman of the Institute, Mr. Olayemi Shonubi who is the President-elect (Deputy President), Mr Kene Nzekwe, Vice President and Aminu Bashir Mohammed, Secretary General.

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Abba Tor who noted that the quantity surveying profession has undergone tremendous evolution in the last three decades due to globalisation, technological advancement and changing needs of employers in both the public and private sectors, explained that “it is imperative for the profession to continue adapting to the emerging challenges in order for us to remain relevant in today’s marketplace.”

The new NIQS boss also promised to rebrand the Institute for sustainable growth and development. “It is necessary to revisit the entire brand architecture of the Institute. The whole gamut of the Institute’s brand will be reviewed and made a brand of choice when it comes to costing and cost management of construction projects,” he said.

Chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen who noted the huge infrastructural deficit in the country called on quantity surveyors to ensure that scarce resources available to bridge the gap are carefully and efficiently managed.