Mathew Sieyefa from Bayelsa appointed acting DG DSS
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according to him the unlawful act which was done without the knowledge of the presidency is condemnable and completely unacceptable2 he once worked in the service and retired2 daura born 5 august 1953 was appointed by president muhammadu buhari on 2 july 2015 following the dismissal of his predecessor ita ekpeyong1 osinbajo described the blockade asa gross violation of constitutional order rule of law and all accepted notions of law and order1 mr. matthew b. seiyefa has been appointed the acting d-g of the department of state services1 professor osinbajo assured nigerians that all persons within the law enforcement apparatus who participated in this travesty will be identified and subjected to appropriate disciplinary action1 the appointment followed the sacking today of the former d-g lawal daura by acting president yemi osinbajo. he was ordered to hand over to the most senior official of the agency1 seiyefa from bayelsa state is the most senior director in the dss. a twitter post by the presidencynigeria said he will act as director-general until further notice1 seiyefa dauras successor had earlier served as the director of the institute of security studies iss before he was transferred to the dss headquarters1 he met with acting president yemi osinbajo on tuesday at the presidential villa abuja1 he arrived the presidential villa in an official suv at4pm clutching a file and was received at the entrance by the adc to the acting president1 with about 34 years of experience seiyefa had served in different capacities including state director in osun akwa ibom and lagos states1 seiyefa is also a member of the national institute1