President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three indigenes of Oyo State to the Surveyors Council of Nigeria.
The appointments were confirmed in a letter obtained by Punch. The letter was signed by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Ibrahim Abubakar, on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
The President appointed Moshood Akinwande as President of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria, while Olusoji Adeoye and Olaribigbe Shiyanbola were appointed as members of the council representing Oyo State.
According to the appointment letter, the new council members will be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the SGF’s Hall, Shehu Shagari Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja.
The letter read, “I write with reference to the above subject to forward herewith a copy of Mr President’s approval for the appointment of the President and members of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria and to convey the Secretary to the Government of the Federation’s approval for the inauguration of the council as follows.
“The new council members will be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the SGF’s Hall, Shehu Shagari Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja.
“Members cut across various interest groups, including representatives of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors from the states, academic institutions offering surveying courses, the military, among others.”
Akinwande is a retired director in the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation and hails from Oyo town.
Adeoye currently serves as the Surveyor-General of Oyo State.
Shiyanbola, who is from Ipapo in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, is a former Oyo State Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors and a former Secretary of the Board of Fellows of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors.
