By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
Surveyor General of the Federation (SGOF) Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin said that the federal government blueprint to map Nigeria is on course.
He made this known while hosting the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) Abuja branch in his office, yesterday.
This was contained in a statement signed and issued by Head, Information and Public Relations
OSGOF, Henry David, said Surv. Adebomehin disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is very interested in mapping after he was briefed by SGOF that
the last time Nigeria was mapped was in the 70s.
“I don’t know why some people are threatening to go to court over this decision”.
The SGOF said “this is the first time, we will be having real surveying in Nigeria under the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President, no one can challenge Presidential order” .
He also revealed that “My office carried out the tour of the coastal bridge with Minister of Works Engr. David Umahi, fg is trying to put in tunnel from Victoria Island to Badagry in Lagos State and that will be the first tunnel in the whole of Africa” .
He emphasized that for those threatening court actions against the movement of office of surveyor general of the federation (OSGOF) to presidency with the power given to the office will only amount to fighting presidential order.
He maintained that “My gain is to give surveying profession ample opportunity to develop. It is much better for OSGOF to be under presidency to harnessing its potentials.
“The office has been working with low budget and slow in decision making because of the bureaucracy” .
Meanwhile, the NIS FCT Secretary, Surv Alfred Adeojo
said “With the movement of OSGOF to presidency it means good things are ahead of us .
He said “It took the SGOF lot of courage and boldness to achieve this and we the young ones coming behind him shall emulate this”.
