A new Governing Board has been inaugurated for the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo in Oyo state.
Inaugurating the board in Abuja, Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola, who congratulated the members on their appointment, charged them to remain focus on the purpose of their appointment which, according to him, is to solve the problems facing the school.
“It is my sincere hope that you will remain mindful of the purpose of your appointment which is to help solve the problems of the school.
“You are going there as problem solvers not to create problems as you represent this government and the entire country. The President has committed to serve the country to the best of his ability, but he cannot be everywhere; that is why you are there,” the minister said.
He added: “We expect transparency and accountability in the conduct of public officers which you are,” saying as minister, he would continue to play the interventionist role as required by the law from time to time, but will not interfere in their affairs of the institution.
He noted that the Buhari-led government was committed to infrastructure development across the country, “and building any infrastructure requires surveying in that area, so you are the foundation and cornerstone of our national development”.
The 11-member board has the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Ebisinstei Awudu as chairman, while others are the Surveyor-General of Oyo state, A. S. Alaba; Eyo Oku (SG, Cross River) representing the State Surveyor-General; G. A. Uzoma of the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF); O. E. Fagbamigbe of the Nigerian institute of Surveyors; Abdulrasheed of the Federal Ministry of Finance; Anwuri Okere, representing other bodies in the practice of surveying and mapping in Nigeria; Mr. I. A. Daniel, Federal Ministry of Education; Dr Famous Eseduwo, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing; Brig. Gen. M. A. Adeniran; Mr. Kayode Obama, Ministry of Budget and National Planning and J. O. Omilabu.
Speaking on behalf of the board members, the Chairman, Awudu thanked the minister for the confidence reposed in them by nominating them to represent the various stakeholders.
“We will discharge our duties with utmost diligence, bearing in mind President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s zero tolerance for corruption,” he said.
