Buhari sacks CSO over supremacy battle with ADC

Firstclass newsline gathered that president Muhammadu Buhari has fired
his Chief Security Officer, Mr. Abdulrahman Mani, for engaging in a
supremacy battle with the Aide-de-Camp to the President, Lt.-Col.
Lawal Abubakar.
Firstclass newsline learnt on Saturday that his redeployment was one
of the sweeping changes being carried out by the acting
Director-General of the Department of State Service, Mr. Lawan Daura,
on the order of the President.
Buhari had appointed Daura to replace Mr. Ita Ekpeyong during the week
at the peak of the crisis between the DSS and the military especially
as it concerns the President's protection.
It would be recalled that Abubakar had earlier issued a memo
redeploying DSS officials from 10 beats that they had hitherto been
manning inside the Presidential Villa.
He had explained that the decision to strip the DSS officials of their
traditional roles was part of efforts to enhance general security
within the villa.
But in a rejoinder dated June 26, the former CSO directed the DSS
officials to disregard the ADC's order. Mani had argued that the
duties being performed by DSS personnel in the Presidential Villa are
backed by relevant statues and gazetted instruments.
Firstclass newsline learnt that Mani who was redeployed to Ebonyi
State had since been replaced with Mr. Bashir Abubakar.
Abubakar was said to be, until his new appointment, an Assistant
Director in the Bayelsa State Command of the DSS.
Also affected in the shake-up, it was learnt, is the Administrative
Officer in the Presidential Villa Widi Liman.
The AO who was earlier appointed by Buhari was said to have been
redeployed to the Oyo State Command of the service.
It was learnt that the new DSS boss had also ordered the reversal of
some promotions carried out in the service during the last days of the
administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Those who benefited from the exercise nationwide were said to have
been allegedly promoted by the last administration for their loyalty.
A source said about 30 out of the about 100 beneficiaries of the
"arbitrary and undeserving promotion" were from the Presidential
Villa.
"The new DG is putting things right. More decisions may follow," a
source told our correspondent.
The source however said a decision had not been taken on who will
replace the AO.
He also said a decision was still being awaited on the fate of the DSS
bodyguards who served under Jonathan and were posted out en mass
recently.
Firstclassnewsline.net