Surveyor General vows to recover abandoned national assets worldwide

The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGOF), Abduganiyu A. Adebomehin, has reiterated that the SGOF will work with relevant authorities under the Renewed Hope Agenda to recover all abandoned federal government assets globally.

Adebomehin stated this during an interview with reporters in Abuja, saying there are two main committees in charge of the sales and recovery of government properties, such as the Presidential Information Committee (PIC).

He added that the committee reports would be submitted directly to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, such as the Land Use Allocation Committee, which is investigating how to recover these scattered properties worldwide.

He said, “We have these national assets not only in Nigeria but outside the country as well. Honestly, the abandoned property all over the country cannot be quantified. Our land in Lagos is valued at N12 billion, and we’ve left it like that for more than 15 years.”

On the importance of the recently signed performance contract on behalf of his agency with the federal government, the SGOF observed that the whole world is going paperless, stressing that Mr. President, in his own wisdom, decided to look at the papers, especially the Oronsaye Recommendations, and give them a dose.

He said, “The minister signed a bond with the president, and there’s a unit they call the Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit (CRDCU), which is now cascading down. Having signed with them, the minister will now carry whatever the president has in place.”

Explaining further, he maintained that once the bond is signed, a committee will come around every three months to review how far agencies or departments have progressed in achieving their set goals.

Speaking as the Chairman of the Governing Council for the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Adebomehin hinted that innovation at the institution is ongoing, saying, “We were able to complete the CBT unit because everything is now computerised.”

“We are trying to give the school a facelift as the oldest school in Nigeria, established in 1908. And very soon, its bill in the National Assembly has passed the first reading. We will also convert the school into a full-fledged university.”