Surveyor-General of the Federation, Abudulganiyu Adebomehin, has dismissed allegations of selling government lands worth over N16 billion, and threatened legal action to safeguard his family name.
Adebomehin was alleged to have either sold, abandoned or reallocated government lands in Ilorin, Kwara State, Imo, Kano and Ibadan in Oyo states as well as Lagos, Benue, Gombe, Enugu and Anambra states.
Responding to the allegation, Adebomehin said contrary to the claims, his office does not have the right or capacity to sell government lands.
He stated this in Abuja while interacting with journalists in his office where he also said all his official trips, contrary to the allegations, were duly approved.
He further said those raising such allegations were trying to take over his seat, even when he grew through the ranks to attain the position.
“They claimed that I was not doing well, if I’m not doing well, this is the first time this office is promoting 30 candidates at once to various cadres. We have never had it that way before,” he said.
He added that the allegations which started on 2022 were becoming messy coming from “one man interested in the seat of the Surveyor General of the Federation”.
Adebomehin fumed that while his personal name could be maligned without repercussions, the same could not be condoned with his family name.
