Africa’s first underground tunnel project to begin in Lagos soon – SGOF

By John Alechenu

The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGOF) Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, has announced that the Federal Government’s ambitious task to conception Africa’s archetypal underground passageway is acceptable to commence successful Lagos State.

When completed, the passageway volition link Victoria Island to Badagry. This volition people a important milestone not lone successful Nigeria’s Infrastructure Development but besides that of the full continent.

Adebomehin said this portion playing big to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) section of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), successful his office.

He revealed that, “My bureau carried retired the circuit of the coastal span with Minister of Works Engr. David Umahi , the Federal Government is trying to enactment successful a passageway from Victoria Island to Badagry successful Lagos State, and that volition beryllium the archetypal passageway successful the full of Africa”.

In a connection signed by the Head, Information and Public Affairs of the OSGOF, Henry David, yesterday, the Surveyor General besides announced that the Federal Government’s blueprint to representation Nigeria is connected course.

He advised those threatening litigation against the question of Office of Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGOF) to Presidency, to perish the thought due to the fact that doing truthful would magnitude to “fighting statesmanlike orders.”

The SGOF said, “His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was precise funny aft helium was briefed by SGOF that the past clip Nigeria was mapped was successful the 70s, I don’t cognize wherefore immoderate radical are threatening to spell to tribunal implicit this decision.

“This is the archetypal time, we would beryllium having existent surveying successful Nigeria nether the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President, nary 1 tin situation Presidential order.

“My summation is to springiness surveying assemblage ample accidental to develop. It is overmuch amended for OSGOF to beryllium nether presidency to harnessing its potentials, the bureau has been moving with debased fund and dilatory successful determination making due to the fact that of the bureaucracy.”

In an code earlier, the Head of Hydrography successful the OSGOF, Surv. Robert Coker said, “Anyone that is not blessed with the question of OSGOF to Presidency magnitude to warring statesmanlike bid and they person to contend with the highest authorization successful the land“.

He enjoined NIS and others wrong surveying assemblage to guarantee that the representation of the assemblage is good protected by decently guiding the upcoming young surveyors.

Speaking connected behalf of the visiting delegation, the FCT subdivision Secretary of the NIS, Surv Alfred Adeojo said, “With the question of OSGOF to presidency it means bully things are up of america and it took the SGOF batch of courageousness and boldness to execute this and we the young ones coming down him shall emulate this.”

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