The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Surveyor Olakunle Olugbemiro as the new registrar in charge at the Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON).
The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF), Surveyor Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, disclosed this via a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.
In the letter with Reference No. SS320/SI/V/845 and dated January 10, 2024, the Surveyor General congratulated Surveyor Olugbemiro on his appointment as Registrar for a first term of three years.
It reads in part: “I am pleased to convey to you the approval of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works, of your appointment as the Registrar, Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON), with effect from the date of this letter, for a term of three years, in the first instance, renewable for another three (3) years and no more upon your satisfactory performance.”
The appointment was made pursuant to the provisions of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria Act, S.18 LFN 2004.
Surveyor Olugbemiro takes over from Surveyor Kabir Mohammed Mamman, who has successfully completed his second tenure as Registrar of the Council.
The new registrar hails from Ondo Kingdom in Ondo State, where he attended Ondo Boys High School, Ondo.
He thereafter went for further studies at the Federal Polytechnic in Ado Ekiti, where he obtained a National Diploma (ND) in Land Surveying, and later proceeded to the Federal School of Surveying in Oyo, where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Land Surveying and a Professional Diploma in Surveying and Geoinformatics.
He also obtained a postgraduate diploma in surveying and geoinformatics from the University of Nigeria, UNN, Nsukka.
He served at various levels of administration in SURCON before his appointment as registrar.
He was the acting registrar of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria between February 2022 and January 2023.
He is a passion-driven and talented professional with an array of experience in several aspects of surveying and administration who has actively mentored several young professionals and students in achieving their goals of becoming surveyors through workshops, seminars, and personal coaching.