How Buhari's Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari Has Picked Fight With Newly Appointed DSS Boss To Make Way For Lawal Daura's Return!

It appears there's a looming plot "to curtail the pace of reform being implemented at the State Security Service (SSS) has brought President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, head-to-head with Director-General Matthew Seiyefa," Premium Times reports

"Already, multiple sources said, Mr. Kyari has ordered Mr. Seiyefa, who was named to the position only last month following the sack of Lawal Daura, to reverse some key decisions he took and desist from implementing new measures unless otherwise directed from the presidency to do so.

This newspaper learned that Mr. Seiyefa called Mr. Kyari’s bluff saying he would rather report to and take directives from the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, under whose office the SSS is structurally placed.

The rift has become so pronounced, that top directors of the SSS and even some rank and file are now threatening to either fight the battle openly with their principal or quit the service entirely — saying political interference has corroded the agency’s professionalism and should no longer be tolerated.

Mr. Kyari’s position, contained in a letter he wrote to Mr. Seiyefa on August 30, prescribed the types of administrative decisions the new spy chief should not make without permission from him.

Mr. Kyari said Mr. Seiyefa should immediately recall some directors who were recently asked to proceed on terminal leave. State directors in Borno, Cross River, Kaduna, and Oyo were cleared for terminal leave by Mr. Seiyefa, ahead of their retirement from service.

Other officials who were redeployed are also asked to return to their previous posts, a decision Mr. Seiyefa sees as an attempt to undermine his authority, according to people close to him.

Mr. Seiyefa was appointed on August 7 by then Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, moments after the dismissal of Mr. Daura.

Mr. Daura was accused of ordering the August 7 siege which SSS operatives laid to the National Assembly, drawing nationwide condemnation amongst those who saw it as an affront to democracy.

Mr. Seiyefa assumed office promising to clean up the mess at the agency, which many expect would involve doing away with the controversial tactics of Mr. Daura."  With PT