President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Moshood Akinwande as President of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria, with Olusoji Adeoye and Olaribigbe Shiyanbola appointed as members representing Oyo State.
The appointments were conveyed 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 new council will be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the SGF’s Hall, Shehu Shagari Complex in Abuja.
The council comprises representatives of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, academic institutions offering surveying programmes, the military and other stakeholder groups.
Akinwande is a retired Director in the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation and is a native of Oyo town.
Adeoye currently serves as the Surveyor-General of Oyo State, while Shiyanbola, from 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 leadership of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria as it continues to regulate professional surveying practice across the country.
