President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Folashade Adekaiyaoja, as the Deputy Director General of the Department of State Services.
The approval, the first of its kind by any President, it was gathered, seeks to revise the agency’s structure for better efficiency.
This, it was learnt, is in line with the original organogram of the Service.
Checks revealed that the DSS is structured to comprise three Deputy Directors General in its hierarchy.
The appointment and ratification by the President was based on the recommendation of the DG, through the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.
“It is in line with its extant regulations and unprecedented in the history of the Secret Service,” a source said
The appointment of Adekaiyaoja, a native of Kogi state was celebrated by a cross-section of officers and operatives who see her as eminently qualified for the position, it was learnt.
