VP Osinbajo meets acting DSS boss Mathew Seiyefa

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has met with the newly appointed acting director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Matthew Seiyefa at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

 

Seiyefa who replaces the sacked DG, Lawal Musa Daura, was in the villa ostensibly to receive briefing from the Acting President, The Guardian reports.

Seiyefa, who hails from Bayelsa State, was before his new appointment the most senior director in the DSS – assistant DG. He was also the Director, Institute of Security Studies, Abuja.
With about 34 years of experience, he has served in different capacities, including the State Director in Osun, Akwa Ibom, and Lagos states.


Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has absolved his men of blame from Tuesday’s ­blockage of the National Assembly (NASS)­ by security operatives, saying that the development came to him as a surprise.