The Presidency has confirmed the appointment of Matthew Seiyefa as acting Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Seiyefa’s appointment was announced on Twitter by the Presidency shortly after the sack of Lawal Daura as boss of the secret police service.
UPDATE: Matthew B. Seiyefa, the most senior Director in the Department of State Services (DSS), will act as Director-General until further notice. https://t.co/n3ORJwuCsT
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) August 7, 2018
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had earlier met behind closed doors with Seiyefa who, until his appointment, was the most senior director in the DSS.
Daura was sacked in the wake of the invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives on Tuesday morning.
The Presidency denied sending Daura on the assignment, saying his action was unconstitutional.
Osinbajo had, while terminating Daura’s appointment, asked him to hand over to the most senior official in the agency.
Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State, arrived the Presidential Villa in an official Sports Utility Vehicle at about 4pm.
The acting DSS DG has previously served as director, Institute of Security Studies, Abuja.
With about 34 years of experience, Seiyefa has served in different capacities, including as DSS director in Osun, Akwa Ibom and Lagos states.
