OSGOF planning 14-storey building for Lagos staff, says Surveyor General

....Honoured with Golden Legacy of Service Award

By Chris Ochayi

The Surveyor General of the Federation, SGOF, Surv. Abudulganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin has disclosed that plans are on top gear for the groundbreaking ceremony of a 14-storey building that will serve as accommodation and offices for Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGOF) in Lagos State.

Surv. Adebomehin made the disclosure, while receiving Magazine presentation and conferment of the Golden Legacy of Service Award from the People’s Auditor Magazine at OSGOF headquarters in Abuja yesterday.

People’s Auditor Magazine is a national publication committed to spotlighting transformative leadership and institutional excellence across the public sector .

Surv. Adebomehin stated during the presentation of the award that, “Anything that belongs to this office I am not ready to sell it . I want to keep that as legacy. We are going to put up a -14 storey building for accommodation and offices, even that is the only thing we are able to achieve .

“Whatever comes to this office will become a recurring decimal, if it is ten naira we are bringing in, the ten naira will be for eternity, all the achievement under me are dedicated to my Directors.

“I am a farmer and when I retire I go back to my bungalow everything is not about money, knowledge is the important you gain at work”

He also used the occasion to reiterate and dispel the rumours going around in some quarters that he sold one of the OSGOF properties for N8 billion, adding , “When they said we sold the house in Lagos we are about to commission for N8 billion, they came, they didn’t come to me directly, they came as a friendly gist , they said, do you have eight billion naira?

“I told them, if I have N8 billion billion, I will put in my letter of resignation and go to America. Eight billion Naira is not a small amount of money. “

In his remarks at the event, the Special Assistant to SGOF, Surv. Danladi Abubakar Ebune, said, “Thank you for recognizing what Surveyor General is doing in Nigeria through his office , it is difficult for you to blow your own trumpet .

“We are proud of your award, the office improvement with staff is number one in Surveyor Generals Agenda”

Director of Hydrography in OSGOF Surv. Robert Coker, in his vote of thanks said “This Surveyor General has made history, because it is what you have done that others have seen and has brought you to them.

“Rather than them writing against you, they have come to commend you. Anybody that wants to progress should know that journalists are a very, very vital component of the success of any organization.

“So we want to encourage you with what you have done because this publication, will go a long way in portraying the office in good light , on that note, we say thank you to you, and we look forward to partnering with you any other time.

“We thank you for recognizing the office and recognizing our boss, anyway we have seen what you have done, until you interact with the people outside, especially the building of the new Headquarters in Abuja,” thank you

Director in charge of Geodesy in OSGOF, Surv. Duniya Magaji Joseph expressed his appreciation to Peoples Auditor Magazine for the award

In his remarks, Head of Department, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Department, Surv. Azeez Afeez said “ we have some people whose vision is not in line with the Surveyor General and their mission is in line with amaxing of wealth and steal but SGOF is visionary, focus and want to do landmark thing and write his name in gold, that is why he started a laudable project, in our own COR area of geo spatial science.

“We are at par with international community, I want to bring to our notice that there are some things that were done in this country 50th years ago but this Surveyor General has revived that and even doing something far far better than that.

“We are delighted that the civil society has seen the truth and the light and no one will come out again and say things in his own personal interest to defame the Surveyor General of the Federation .

“It is a thing of pride for president to be reading Surveyor Generals achievements .”

When he read SGOF citation , Basah Mohammed from People’s Auditor said, “Peoples Auditor want to show government impact and report it , someone in government whose name has become synonymous with integrity , innovation and excellence in Nigerian Geospatial and Surveying Landscape.

“We do not take excellence for granted through our impact and institution column we spotlight individual whose contribution transcends their titles and redefine what leadership means within public institution “

He said, “Surveyor General is one such individual today we celebrate the Golden Legacy Service Award in recognition of his visionary leadership, outstanding contribution in geospatial science and unwavering commitment to national development.

“Under his stewardship Nigeria has witnessed remarkable improvement in boundary demarcation , modernization of survey practice and the strengthening of the nation geospatial infrastructure.

“The award is a statement of national gratitude of your efforts to have enhanced our institution and provided a clear direction for future generation of surveyors , planners and policy makers.

“Your legacy is already written . We are proud to be part of the story and thank you for raising the standard.”