Aligning itself with the Federal Government’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) push, the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGoF) has generated over N30 million within one month.
Acting Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF), Surv. Abduganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin disclosed this when 2 former Surveyors General of the Federation paid him solidarity visit in view of his commitment within the few weeks he took over the affairs of OSGoF in acting capacity.
Surv. Adebomehin reaffirmed his commitment towards improving on the capacity of the Office for better service delivery and increased IGR that would be sustained adding that many of facilities and services of OSGoF were being franchised in line with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of the Nigerian Government in order to provide optimum services and maximize profits. He also maintained that the Office has about the best state-of-the-art printing press in the country and urged for patronage.
He said the operationalization of the High Performance Data Centre alone could be generating between N100 million and N200 million noting that the OSGoF at present has the best printing press already opened for public use.
The former SGoF, Surv. Fuad A. Kassim and his successor in 2006, Surv. Isaac A. Adewola praised Surv. Adebomehin for the bold step he has taken within the few weeks he started superintending over the affairs OSGoF.
Both commended the Acting SGoF for franchising major facilities and services of the Office for improved IGR. They appealed to the Federal Government to ensure the appointment of the substantive SGoF from within. They entreated the blessings of God Almighty on Surv. Adebomehin.
Surv. Adebomehin according to them worked with them and there was no doubt that the country stands to benefit from his wealth of experience in surveying and geo-informatics.
Signed:
Abu, I. Michael
Head of Press and Public Relations
