President Bola Tinubu transfers the Surveyor-General’s Office to the Presidency, ensuring faster execution of critical infrastructure.
He made this known during the 150th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday.
According to Tinubu, the move will enhance planning, eliminate bottlenecks, and accelerate legacy infrastructure projects across Nigeria.
He stressed that direct oversight is essential to break delays and ensure swift delivery of high-impact development initiatives.
Projects like the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway will benefit from this improved coordination structure.
Speaking further, the President said the current bureaucratic framework hinders the federal government’s ability to deliver key infrastructure.
Therefore, relocating the Surveyor-General’s office under the Presidency will ensure tighter supervision and results-driven implementation.
He affirmed that strategic infrastructure can no longer suffer administrative delays if Nigeria is to meet its economic targets.
“We must break away from bottlenecks. Our legacy projects are too important to be slowed down,” Tinubu declared firmly.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, conveyed the President’s statement in a press release.
Nkwocha emphasized that geospatial data management must be centralized to serve as the bedrock of effective national development planning.
Infrastructure planners have also argued that clearer federal geospatial mapping will significantly boost the success rate of mega projects.
This transfer marks another step in Tinubu’s effort to realign governance structures around economic efficiency and national growth priorities.
