Prioritise Surveying, Mapping In National Devt – Surveyor General

The Surveyor General of the Federation,Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin has urge state governors to uplift the status of their respective State’s Surveyor General Offices to extra-ministerial offices in order to achieve meaningful progress in infrastructural development through the input of Surveying professionals.

The Surveyor General who stated this at the ongoing 58th annual general meeting of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) holding in Edo state, also said the surveying profession has over the years been known for promoting precision and accuracy in national developmental process.

“Surveying can help in accurately determining the positions of points, distances, and angles between them. Virtually without surveying there is nothing one can do; look at the ground there is surveying, in the sea there is surveying. If you want to see what isn’t visible to the eyes engage in surveying techniques, he said”.

The President of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, Surv. Dr. Matthew Ibitoye earlier stated “It has been identified that one of the factors impeding the speedy development of any nation is the inability to identify “what” and “where” its resources are. He revealed that it can be addressed through a comprehensive mapping program, adding that the best-developed countries are the well-mapped countries.

Surv. Mattew further stated that the government must prioritize the use of surveying and mapping describing it a fundamental tool to solving many of Nigeria’s environmental problems.

“The significance of surveying in any meaningful development recorded in all sectors of our country’s economy cannot be overstated. Surveyors are the custodians of accurate geospatial information, and the country cannot afford to overlook the importance of accurate, accessible, and up-to-date spatial data for national development and governance”.

“I call on governments to declare a State of Emergency on Mapping in Nigeria at small and medium scales in an effort to reposition Nigeria as a prime global investment destination in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” The NIS President declared.