Looking ahead to the 2019 elections, some politicians loyal to Buhari have started plotting how to get rid of the Director General of the DSS.
There is a fear that due to the fact that the DSS boss, Mr Mathew Seiyefa, is from Bayelsa state, where former President Goodluck Jonathan is from, he cannot be trusted.
According to The Punch, Buhari is not very popular in Bayelsa and it is believed that a DSS Director General from that state won’t be good for their plans for 2019.
“We cannot, therefore, trust such a man to head the security apparatus that is very vital for the conduct of the 2019 general elections, in which President Buhari will still be a candidate,” said a source for the Punch.
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It has also been reported that Buhari was very surprised by the sacking of Daura who also hails from Buhari’s hometown in Kastina state.
With Daura out of the picture, it has been reported that the cabal that surrounds Buhari is seriously looking to make sure that Seiyefa isn’t in office come election time.
According to a Source for the Punch, “Since the appointment of the acting DG, there have been serious gang-up against him by the cabal in the Villa.
“The chief of staff has ordered the Acting DG to reverse all the appointments, warning him to stop further postings.
“The most unfortunate, ugly and unethical development that occurred was the instruction by the Chief of Staff to the President to the DG to bring the lists of all the postings and appointments he has done since his assumption of duty. It is causing serious rumbles in the office now.
“Some officers have been grumbling over interference by politicians in the workings of the agency.”