A renewed call for unity, professionalism and ethical responsibility has been made to surveyors in the Central Region as stakeholders push for stronger land governance and public confidence in the sector.
The Central Regional Surveyor and Head of the Survey and Mapping Division of the Lands Commission, Alhassan Nantogmah Alhassan, has held a strategic meeting with professional surveyors across the region to address concerns affecting the image of the profession and the broader land administration system.
The engagement focused on the need to rebuild unity within the surveying profession and restore the dignity of surveyors as key actors in promoting orderly land governance in the region.
Addressing participants, Alhaji Alhassan Nantogmah Alhassan stressed that surveyors occupy a critical place in land administration, noting that accurate surveying, professional ethics and collective responsibility are essential to reducing land disputes, preventing boundary conflicts and improving confidence in land documentation.
He observed that the growing complexity of land administration in Central Region requires a united front among practitioners, especially at a time when public concerns over land ownership, encroachment and documentation continue to rise.
According to him, restoring public trust in the profession must begin with stronger collaboration among practitioners, adherence to standards and a shared commitment to protecting the integrity of the surveying profession.
The meeting also highlighted the important link between a credible surveying profession and effective land governance. Participants noted that where professional standards are weakened, communities often bear the consequences through prolonged land litigation, fraudulent transactions and avoidable conflicts.
Alhaji Alhassan Nantogmah Alhassan therefore urged surveyors in the region to place the long-term public interest above individual gains, insisting that the profession must remain a pillar of fairness, accuracy and accountability in Ghana’s land sector.
He further encouraged practitioners to see themselves not merely as technical experts, but as custodians of a critical public trust whose work directly shapes social stability, investment confidence and sustainable development.
Observers say the meeting comes at an important moment when calls for reforms in land administration continue to grow across Ghana.
For many stakeholders, the renewed push for unity among surveyors is not only about professional identity — it is also about building a more transparent, orderly and credible land governance system that serves the interests of citizens and future generations.
