President Tinubu Appoints Adeola Ajayi, Mohammed Mohammed As Heads Of DSS, NIA

President Bola Tinubu on Monday named Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS).

He succeeds Mr  Yusuf Bichi, who was  appointed  as Director General of DSS  by former President Muhammadu Buhari on September 14, 2018.

The president has also appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA).

He succeeds Alhaji Ahmed Abubakar, who resigned from his position on Saturday.

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, who is the governor of Kwara state, Mallam  AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq sent his hearty congratulations to the  two new Director Generals on Monday calling them great professionals while also wishing the two new security chiefs successful tenures. 

The governor  in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com  by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye noted that  choosing a seasoned diplomat, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, an indigene of Lafiagi, Kwara state, as head of the NIA opens another beautiful page in the history of the agency. 

AbdulRazaq commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing the Kwara-born diplomat as the new NIA chief noting that he was until his appointment on Monday the head of the Nigerian mission to Sudan. 

He also described the new DSS boss, Mr. Adeola Ajayi as a crack senior operative who has pulled through many sensitive operations, praising the decision to make him the head of DSS at this time. 

Urging support from all stakeholders for the new appointees, the governor prays the Almighty God to grant the new Director Generals the wisdom to achieve greater feats and improved national security-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you