The former DG of SSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, has turned an otherwise elite, professionally-run service into a graveyard of career aspirations, an orchard of nepotism and an armed corps of 40 Blantyre Crescent. He lowered the recruitment bar, removed multi-layer screening process to recruit personnel who couldn’t even pass Halogen Security aptitude test.
Bichi arguably recruited the highest number of Cotonou “graduates” into the service. He willfully extended the tenure of some retired directors in his good book for years, killing the ambitions of the aspiring directors.
He allowed his wife to lord over the service, influencing recruitment, promotion and discipline. As a peasant socialite and novo riche, she always oppressed people with a superfluity of everything at the expense of public funds. She moved around in a long motorcade with dozens of Tavor-wielding personnel, harassing motorists. She was a stormy petrel who was majorly in the news for either assaulting her tailor for failing to meet a deadline or picking a fight with opposition politicians.
His impudent, spoiled brat son shrugged off public criticism to gleefully display a fleet of luxury cars on social media. At the expense of public funds, he has a number SSS operatives giving him cover at football arena, nightclub and political campaign rallies.
The new DG should review the cases of detainees, be professional in the discharge of his duty and keep his family away from meddling in the affairs of the service. The service does not only need a factory reset but flushing!
Today, I visited one of the centres for the Ramadan feeding program of Kano state. I was impressed with the quality of the food served. But some people are mocking the program because they are envious of Abba's progress and the welfare of the beneciaries.
#GBV is not just a women's issue, it is a human rights issue. We must demand action from our leaders to ensure that public budget funds are allocated towards health support, psycho-social support, legal assistance, and temporary shelters for GBV survivors.
#NigeriaSCALE#NoExcuse
WIKE INSULTS TINUBU AFTER DSS REFUSES TO CLEAR HIM, GANDUJE FOR MINISTERIAL POSITIONS
At a meeting last night, Bola Tinubu broke the news to former Governors Nyesom Wike and Abdullahi Ganduje that the DSS has refused to clear them for Ministerial positions. Wike lost his cool and started shouting at Tinubu. Security operatives had to restrain him from his unruly behavior. Insiders said Wike was yelling at the top of his voice claiming that after all the sacrifices and enemies he made to ensure Tinubu won, this is not how to pay him back.
Ganduje on his part, took it calmly before they were escorted out of the Villa at the late hours.
@bukolasaraki Thank you, Sir. It was through Mohammed Isa that I served your good office in December 2017, as a technical consultant that supported the planning and proper implementation of National Roundtable on Drugs Abuse held in Kano. May Allah forgive his shortcomings.
BREAKING:
Governor Ben Ayade, Governor Dave Umahi and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu are currently at the private residence of Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt.
Nyesom Wike Leads, We Follow!
If you didn't condemn Pastor Mbaka when he was campaigning for Buhari, don't blame him now because he demanded for contracts. Some religious clerics were rewarded with ministerial appointments.
The appointment of @Laurestar Onochie, as a National Commissioner of INEC, is undemocratic and an attempt to turn the body to be a branch of the ruling APC. It's the duty of all Nigerians to reject this insensitivity.
@channelstv, kindly draw the attention of your data analyst, to please recheck the number of states political parties control in Nigeria. PDP has 2 states in the NW. The national breakdown is 👇
APC 19, PDP 16, APGA 1
It took us 13 yrs advocating for credibility & integrity not money in Nigeria's politics, finally Buhari won in 2015 & here we are. How to go on with same advocacy ahead of 2023 election is my major challenge at the moment.
I am excited to be representing the UN Secretary-General as UN team lead in Ghana. Today I was honoured to meet the Minister for Foreign Affairs officially announcing my presence and appointment to serve this beautiful country.@GhanaMFA@UNinGhana
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