The Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA) has embarked upon a technical training session on the reporting instruments essential to granting building permits in the state.
This is geared towards improving the quality of town planning services accessible in government service,
The training, according to Mrs. Ajibola Taiwo, Press Officer, MPP&UD would address the techniques and preparation of Physical Planning Analysis Report (PPAR), and Site Situation Evaluation Report (SSER), was organized by the Development, Research and Record Department of the OGPDPA to improve the knowledge of town planners towards enhanced service delivery.
The PPAR and SSER are statutory reports required by Ogun State government to process and grant building permits, and therefore requires an indepth knowledge on the part of town planners to adequately evaluate them.
In his address, the Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Olatunji Odunlami called on town planners to consider the training as an upgrade exercise, where they are being trained to keep abreast of the elements of the requirements for granting building permits.
“By virtue of your profession, whatever you write or approve will live long after you are gone. You must ensure that you do due diligence in evaluating the reports submitted before permits are granted”, the Commissioner emphasised.
The resource persons, Tpl. Moses Ogunleye and Ayo Adesanya, discussed the contents, methodology and expected scope of the PPAR and SSER respectively, after which an interactive session was held to thrash out the gray areas.
Speaking on behalf of the participants, Tpl. Taiwo Adeoye appreciated the management for the well thought-out and timely training, saying the investment in their professional development would surely lead reflect positively in their different work deliverables.
