The Federal Government has issued Presidential Directive that, “all developments encroaching on Right of Way and developments conceived without proper Survey Coordination will be demolished.”
This Presidential Directive is contained in a Press Statement signed by Surv. Abduganiyu A. Abdebomehin fnis, fce, Surveyor-General of the Federation, on Sunday 24 August, 2025.
The Press Statement reads: “In view of the Presidential Directive issued by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 30th, 2025, regarding issues and approvals on all Federal Highways, Shorelines, Coastal Roads, Island and Lagoon Developments, Federal Legacy Infrastructure, the General Public is invited to note the following;
“1.Henceforth, the Federal Government will enforce a moratorium on all requests for issuance of documentation on Shorelines, Coastal Roads, Island and Lagoon Developments.
“2. All developments encroaching on Right of Way and developments conceived without proper Survey Coordination will be demolished to prevent distortion of the Federal Infrastructural Master Plan as determined by the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Policy (NGDI).
“3. All approved, pending and intended requests for issuance of Allocations and Certificate of Occupancy on Island and Lagoon Developments are hereby suspended, and must be submitted for proper Survey Coordination to the Presidency, Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation.
“4. Henceforth, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is hereby advised to collate and submit all approvals granted to any individuals or corporate business entities to the Presidency, Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation, and desist from issuing same subsequently.
“5. The General Public is hereby advised to note that as the legally designated institution under the Survey Coordination Act, Cap S13, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, OSGOF is responsible for the regulation, standardization, and harmonization of all survey activities across the country. All existing, wrongfully assigned, or backdated approvals heretofore mentioned that do not emanate from the Presidency, Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation are subject to revocation at the directive of the President.”
