By Saidu Jalloh
In a major step toward land reform, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning on Friday certified 18 new surveyors, boosting Sierra Leone’s capacity to administer land professionally and transparently.
The certification ceremony, held on September 11, 2026 at the Ministry’s headquarters in Freetown, brought together Minister Dr. Turad Senesie, the Board of Examiners, professional institutions, and other stakeholders.
Presenting the licenses, Director of Surveys and Lands, Mr. Tamba Dauda, described the moment as a milestone for the sector. He praised the new surveyors for their discipline, academic commitment, and practical training, and reminded them that their license is “the State’s formal confirmation of competence and accountability.”
“The Survey Act, Cap. 128 of 1950, gives us the legal foundation to regulate this profession,” Mr. Dauda said. “Today marks not just recognition, but the beginning of your responsibility to serve the people of Sierra Leone with integrity, accuracy and dedication.”
Minister Senesie urged the newly licensed professionals to uphold the highest standards of technical accuracy and ethics as they begin practice.
The National Land Commission hailed the certification as “timely and critical” to the government’s ongoing land reform agenda. The Commission stated that skilled and technologically equipped surveyors are the backbone of cadastral surveying — the technical work needed to record, register, and issue secure land titles.
Officials say the addition of 18 licensed surveyors will reduce boundary disputes, strengthen tenure security, guide infrastructure development, and help modernize land administration across the country.
The Ministry emphasized that a stronger corps of surveyors is essential to improving land governance and protecting both private and public land interests as Sierra Leone moves toward a modern land title system.
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