The Presidency, Tuesday evening, confirmed the appointment of Matthew
Seiyefa, the most senior Director in the Department of State Services
(DSS), as the Acting Director General of the agency.
The information was announced via the official Twitter account of the Presidency.
It reads: “UPDATE: Matthew B. Seiyefa, the most senior Director in
the Department of State Services (DSS), will act as Director-General
until further notice.”
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had earlier in the day fired the former DG, Lawal Daura.
In a chat with our correspondent, a source close to the presidency
said Osinbajo took the decision “following events in the last 24 hours”.
DAILY POST had reported
that no fewer than 30 Senators gathered in the wee hours of Tuesday to
finalize plan to impeach against Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his
deputy Ike Ekweremadu.
The meeting was held around 12:30am at a location Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The lawmakers allegedly met with Daura and the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.
As part of the plot, Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) will be
picked as Senate President while Hope Uzodinma (Imo West) will emerge as
his deputy.
But according to our source, Osinbajo was in the dark all along and
“only heard news of National Assembly invasion like other Nigerians”.