FG Names Seiyefa Acting DG DSS

Malik Yahya/

The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Mr Matthew Seiyefa as the Acting Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The announcement was made this evening via the verified Twitter handle of Presidency Nigeria‏ @NGRPresident.

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, had earlier met behind closed doors with Seiyefa who, until his appointment, was the most senior director in the DSS.

The meeting was held inside Osinbajo’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The appointment became necessary as the erstwhile DG, Lawal Daura, was sacked in the wake of the invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives this morning.

Seiyefa was spotted leaving the Presidential Villa in an official Sports Utility Vehicle around 5 pm.

Seiyefa until his appointment was the director in charge of the Institute of Security Studies (ISS), an institution established in 2005 as the cardinal training institution for the SSS.

The acting DG, an indigene of Bayelsa State, was director of operations between 2007 and 2010 when Afakriya Gadzama was the DG.

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