Tinubu extends Surveyor-General’s tenure to complete Geospatial reforms

Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of the tenure of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Mr AbuduGaniyu Adebomehin, by two years.

According to the statement released on Wednesday revealed that the extension, takes effect from January 5, 2026, and was necessitated by the recent transfer of the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF) to the Presidency.
The Surveyor-General has already initiated reforms across critical sectors of geospatial data systems, which the President is keen to see completed.
 
The statement stated further that the President expects Mr Adebomehin to consolidate the reforms within the next two years, focusing on national land management.
Also administration, highways, abutting land infrastructure coordination, reclamation and erosion control programmes, and other related matters of strategic national importance.
 
Abdulganiyu Adebomehin was appointed the Surveyor-General of the Federation (SGoF) by late President Muhammadu Buhari, effective January 5, 2022.