DSS Begins Screening As Buhari Set To Drop Nominees With Fake Records

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) on Friday
invited all the 21 candidates named by President Muhammadu
Buhari for security checks. The verification includes scrutiny
of educational certificates, checks for any past prosecution,
among others.
 Also, Nigeria Police Force might subject the nominees to
another documentation process, The Nation reports. After the
ongoing checks, a security report may be submitted to
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate by the DSS on
the suitability of the nominees.**
"At the DSS office yesterday were Gen. Abdulrahman
Dambazzau, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Suleiman Adamu, Chief
Audu Ogbeh, Amina Mohammed, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Musa
Ibeto, among others. All the nominees were asked to fill
Personal Identification Form (PIF) which requires data about
their places of birth, schools attended, work experience and
past offices held. “The details provided will lead to further
investigation by the DSS to confirm the veracity or otherwise
of what they have filled in the PIF,” a source told The Nation.
“The security agencies are paying attention to the educational
certificates of most of the nominees to avoid a situation where
some Nigerians will join issues with these candidates."
“The essence of inviting these nominees is to certify that what
they have pleaded is what they have. You will recall that some
past leaders of the National Assembly tampered with their age
and a few others presented fake certificates."
The era of bloated Curriculum Vitae is gone. We do not want
any nominee to embarrass the President in the Senate."
 “We have had instances in the past where ministers could not
even locate their certificates or past records of service.” “Any
nominee with any challenge capable of creating image crisis
for the government or unfit to be a minister may be dropped.”

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