A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, says many Nigerian governors do not take kindly to criticism, whether constructive or not.
Ejiofor, who said he was State Director of the intelligence agency in eight states, made the assertion in an interview published by Vanguard on Monday.
He said that governors should not find it difficult to accept constructive criticism if truly the security of their people is their priority.
The retired DSS director explained that he has been vocal on security issues since he left the service because of his patriotism.
“I was a state director in eight states, interacting with governors and when you see these people and offer constructive advice, it becomes a problem and I am not a politician. I say things the way they are.
“Any governor who means well should be able to take the advice in terms of policy formation and implementation from the DSS.
“Most times people blame the DSS for failure to provide necessary intelligence for other security agencies.
“In each of the states I worked, I had excellent and cordial relationship with the Commissioners of Police and other agencies, I never had any challenge.
“However, because the DSS do not come out to the public to say this is what we do or this is what we have done in terms of maintenance of internal security, the blame always goes to them,” Ejiofor.
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He explained that Nigerians would be shocked if the DSS decided to come to the public to disclose the number of attempts to destabilise the nation which the service foiled.