Nigeria Elected to Chair Council of African Institute of Geospatial Science

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja 

Nigeria has been elected chairman, governing council of the African Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) at its 55th council meeting in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State.

The Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, as a representative of the Nigeria government will steer the council’s leadership for the next two years, a statement from the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation said.

The 55th council meeting also approved the admission of the Republic of Liberia as a new council member and the appointment of a statutory committee of the governing council, which cut across member states.

In his acceptance speech, the Surveyor General of the Federation said: “On behalf of the Nigerian government, I want to assure you that this tenure will be a highly successful one that will be proud of by the member countries. 

“I want to sincerely appreciate and thank the outgoing chairman of the council (Ghana) for his commitment and resilience to the council over these years.”