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Town Planning and Job Hunting - Olugbenga Ashiru

“Between us and the next generation there is a contract. It is our SACRED duty to create the enabling environment to make the young/upcoming ones to be convinced that the moment you GENUINELY struggle /work hard and get your certificate of registration with NITP & TOPREC, you can nod your head in fulfillment that it is not only a passport to good living but also to a fortune.” Late Tpl. Dr. Femi Olomola Ph.D., FNITP, PPNITP. When an architect graduates from school, he partners with another architect and they form a consultancy firm. If a surveyor graduates from school, he forms a firm and starts practicing. If a medical student graduates from school, he opens a clinic but when a town planner graduates from school, he stays at home and seek for government employment which is not available. Tpl Ashiru Olugbenga Oladimeji I have come across so many posts, so many comments from young and old town planners about seeking/hunting for town planning jobs. Whenever I meet with Tow...
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