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The President, Association of Town Planning Consultants of Niyi, (ATOPCON), Niyi Odetoye To enhance capabilities of practitioners, the Town Planners Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON) has implored members to equip themselves with relevant skills in project procurement across the country. The President, ATOPCON, Niyi Odetoye, who gave the charge during the association’s two-day professional development workshop and induction of six firms in Lagos, said the major challenge that planning consultants faced was the lack of clear understanding of what project procurement was about. He stated that practitioners can’t have sustainable practice without being involved in projects, stressing that most planners complain about lack of jobs, whereas there are thousands of opportunities been churn out but, absence of requisite knowledge in the process has prevented practitioners from participating.