In order to meet up with global technological advancement, the Surveyor General of the Federation has promised the deployment of a Geographical Information System expert to aid the establishment of the GIS unit at the Border Communities Development Agency.
According to the statement signed by Sani Datti, the Head Press and Public Relations, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, the Surveyor General of the Federation, disclosed this when the Executive Secretary paid him a courtesy visit at the agency headquarters in Abuja.
He reassured the agency of his partnership and support in the areas of mapping, identification, and information regarding border communities across the nation.
“If it pleases you, we will be ready to draft one of the best hands to be with you and be in charge of your GIS, as it would not be meaningful if you don’t have someone who understands the transformation and coordinate systems,” he stated.
He stressed that it was one thing to have imagery and another to be able to read it.
Also speaking, Dr Dakorinama George, the Executive Secretary of the Border Communities Development Agency, requested unparalleled collaboration with the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation to fill in the gaps and with the vision to reposition the agency to be able to fulfil the mandate for which it was established.
He said, “We have borders spread along 105 local governments in about 21 states, across all the geographical zones, access to some of these communities is difficult.
“So, you begin to wonder how they survive, which is one of the reasons we need the support and collaboration of the Surveyor General’s Office so that we can properly locate and reach out to them and get to know their needs.
“We need every piece of information you can give us regarding our border communities because you have been in touch with them. You have a lot of border data, and we want to depend on your field data. We want to tell you that we want to reestablish the collaboration and the existing synergy between your office and our agency.”
