President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS. And he is Yusuf Magaji Bichi. The news of the appointment of the new DSS boss was announced by the President Buhari's spokesperson, Shehu Garba on Thursday, September 13, 2018.
In a statement by Garba, the appointment of Bichi is expected to take off on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Buhari's spokesman further noted that the newly appointed DSS boss is a core secret service operative with vast trainings.Bichi's appointment is coming over one month after Mathew Seiyefa was appointed as the new Director-General of the DSS on Tuesday, August 7, 2018.
Seiyefa’s appointment was confirmed by the Presidency after DSS former DG, Lawal Daura was sacked following the invasion of the National Assembly by DSS operatives. The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo sacked Daura and asked him to hand over to the most senior officer in the DSS.