Moshood Akinwande, Olusoji Adeoye, and Olaribigbe Shiyanbola to be inaugurated into the Surveyors Council of Nigeria on July 21.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Moshood Akinwande as President of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON), alongside Olusoji Adeoye and Olaribigbe Shiyanbola as members of the council representing Oyo State.
The appointments were contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Ibrahim Abubakar, on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
According to the letter, the newly constituted council will be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the SGF’s Hall, Shehu Shagari Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja.
“The new council members will be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. 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,” the letter stated.
Akinwande, a retired director in the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation and an indigene of Oyo town, will lead the council.
Adeoye currently serves as the Surveyor-General of Oyo State, while Shiyanbola, an indigene of Ipapo in Itesiwaju Local Government Area, is a former Oyo State Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors and former Secretary of the Board of Fellows of the institution.
The appointments are expected to strengthen the administration and regulation of the surveying profession in Nigeria through the Surveyors Council of Nigeria.