The Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, stated that the Federal Government’s plan to map Nigeria is progressing as scheduled.

He warned that any legal threats against the transfer of the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation to the Presidency, along with the powers vested in it—would essentially be a challenge to a presidential directive.

Adebomehin made this disclosure while hosting the Abuja branch of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors at his office.

He said, “His Excellency President Bola Tinubu was very interested 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.

“This is the first time we would be having real surveying in Nigeria under the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President; no one can challenge the presidential order.

“My office carried out the tour of the coastal bridge with the Minister of Works, David Umahi.

“The Federal Government is trying to put in a tunnel from Victoria Island to Badagry in Lagos State, and that will be the first tunnel in the whole of Africa.”

The Surveyor General highlighted his commitment to fostering the growth of the surveying profession, explaining that situating OSGOF under the Presidency would enable it to achieve its full potential.

“My aim is to give the surveying profession ample opportunity to develop. It is much better for OSGOF to be under the presidency to harness its potential; the office has been working with a low budget and is slow in decision-making because of the bureaucracy.”

In a similar vein, the head of Hydrography in OSGOF, Robert Coker, reiterated that anyone opposing the movement of OSGOF to the Presidency was challenging a presidential order and must contend with the highest authority in the land.

“Anyone that is not happy with the movement of OSGOF to the Presidency amounts to fighting the presidential order, and they have to contend with the highest authority in the land,” he added.

He urged the NIS and members of the surveying profession to safeguard the profession’s reputation by mentoring and properly guiding the next generation of surveyors.

The NIS FCT Secretary, Alfred Adeojo, remarked that OSGOF’s transfer to the Presidency signaled positive developments ahead.

He added that it took significant courage and boldness from the Surveyor General to achieve this milestone, and that the younger generation of surveyors would strive to emulate his example.