OSGOF Groundbreaking Ceremony For a 14-Storey Building Underway –Surveyor General of the Federation. .... Receives Golden Legacy of Service Award

Surv. Abudulganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin
Surveyor General of the Federation 

"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 thing you gain at work”. Adebomehin 

The groundbreaking ceremony of a 14-storey building for accommodation and offices for Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGOF) in Lagos will be holding soon. This was disclosed by Surveyor General of the Federation (SGOF) Abudulganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin while receiving Magazine presentation and Conferment of the Golden Legacy of Service Award from the People’s Auditor Magazine at OSGOF headquarters yesterday. 

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

During the presentation of the award, the OSGOF noted 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 if 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 thing you gain at work”.

Adeyemi also used the occasion to reiterate and dispel the rumours going around in some quarters that he sold one of the OSGOF properties for N8billion Naira. 

“When they said we sold the house in Lagos we are about to commission for N8b, 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 that, if I have eight billion naira, I will put in my letter of resignation and go to America. Eight billion Naira is not a small amount of money.“

At the event, Special Assistant to SGOF Surv. Danladi Abubakar Ebune applauded the Surveyor General, Abdulganiyu Adeyemi for what he is doing for the nation. 

“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 stressed that, “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.

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

In his remarks, Head of Department, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Department, Surveyor Azeez Afeez said; “we have some people whose vision is not in line with the Surveyor General’s and their mission is in line with amassing of wealth and stealing but SGOF is visionary, focused and wants to do landmark things and write his name in gold. That is why he started a laudable project. In our own core 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 50 years ago but this Surveyor General has revived that and is 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 stated that, “Peoples Auditor want to show governments' impact and report it; someone in government whose name has become synonymous with integrity, innovation and excellence in Nigeria's 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 “the Surveyor General is one such individual today and we celebrate the Golden Legacy Service Award in recognition of his visionary leadership, outstanding contribution in geospatial science and an 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.”

This is contained in a statement issued and signed by Henry David, Head, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation and made available to Naij News Alert in Abuja.