Seiyefa’s Reign Over As Buhari Appoints Bichi Substantive DSS DG.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as new Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS). He replaces Mathew Seiyefa, who was appointed in acting capacity in August after then Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sacked Lawal Daura as DG of the agency. According to Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, the appointment takes effect from Friday September 14.

“The appointee is a core Secret Service operative,” Shehu said. “He attended Danbatta Secondary School, the Kano State College of Advanced Studies and the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he graduated with a degree in Political Science. “The new Director-General began his career in the security division of the Cabinet Office in Kano, from where he joined the defunct Nigerian Security Organization (NSO), the precursor of the present DSS."

Bichi, who also served as Director at State Service Academy, is married and with children.